Belsnickle santa

RARE GLASS ICICLE BEARD BELSNICKLE for auction. Large German Santa Claus candy container with glass beard, composition figure wearing long brown robe flecked with mica, golden beads around his hood, holding lichen moss tree in arms, standing on mica flecked wood base, kind expression and deep blue eyes. 16" h. Recent attic find, had some minor leg problems and has some age crazing on face, tree shows age related wear.

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Belsnickle is not Santa Claus. The Pennsylvania Dutch, who were not Dutch at all, but ”Deutsche”, or German, are credited with bringing many of their country’s Christmas customs with them to America. This helped to shape the New World Christmas traditions. As early as the 1820’s, Father Christmas shows up in Pennsylvania as Belsnickle, of …

Hand painted chalkware Santa and chalkware German Belsnickle Santas cast in antique chocolate molds in the tradition of early German folk art. Each chalkware Belsnickle and chalkware Santa is hand poured in plaster using an antique chocolate mold from my collection. The chalkware Santas are hand painted with detailed historical motifs, and designs that reflect my love of flora and fauna, soon offering Vaillancourt chalkware Santas from my own collection

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Finely handpainted chalkware Santa cast from an antique chocolate mold by artist Kathryn Campbell.

Chalkware santa with baskets filled with toys, green robe 12" tall imported

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