1861 - Large feather tree with Christmas tree decorations

Large feather tree with Christmas tree decorations mostly from Lauscha, Gablonz, Sebnitz, Dresden, c. 1900, small ‘Paradise Garden’ made of green-painted wood with a three-legged cast-iron stand mounted in the centre, holding an artificial Christmas tree consisting of a wire frame wrapped in paper and dyed goose feathers as needles, richly decorated with approx. 130 colourful ornaments, including free-blown and mould-blown glass forms-some of which are multi-part threaded pieces-and moulded glass balls, silver-plated, dyed and/or colourfully painted, as well as painted objects made from embossed cardboard, papier-mâché with snow glitter, wadding, angel wafers etc., including a star topper, a sculpted boat, a monkey playing the mandolin, a cradle, a baby’s face, a chenille mouse on a trapeze, toadstools and berries, little houses, a few figurative wood-carvings, as well as a few pewter pendants, angel’s hair, bauble and tinsel chains, a beautiful historic Christmas tree; the base plate has some dry-cracking and a few parts are chipped, otherwise in good condition for its age; total height approx. 100 cm.