You can find over 1,000 other items of Christmas tree decorations / Christmas decorations / nativity figures in our shop!

You can find over 1,000 other items of Christmas tree decorations / Christmas decorations / nativity figures in our shop!

Grulich nativity scene decoration around 1900
4 sheep

approx. 3.5 - 4.5 cm high, 5cm long

Carved wood, polychrome painting

Very good used condition, see xxl photos. 

You can find over 1,000 other items of Christmas tree decorations / Christmas decorations / nativity figures in our shop!

Total price including VAT

Differential taxation according to Paragraph 25 A UStG, no VAT statement.

Today's Králiky in the Czech Republic lies at the foot of the Adler Mountains in northern Bohemia. After Emperor Joseph II banned the installation of nativity scenes in churches. began at the end of the 18th century. In the 19th century there was a considerable production of nativity figures for domestic use in the Grulich area. There are many variants of the Grulich figures, some of which are characterized by roughly carved figures and others by very finely carved figures. The carvers in the Eagle Mountains were mostly seasonal workers who sat at home in their modest living rooms at the carving bench from October to March and then went on tour as craftsmen in the spring. Women and children were busy painting the carved figures. Poor pay and the emerging industrialization led to the end of the 19th century. Century led to the rapid decline of Grulich nativity carving.

Today's Králiky in the Czech Republic lies at the foot of the Adler Mountains in northern Bohemia. After Emperor Joseph II banned the installation of nativity scenes in churches. began at the end of the 18th century. In the 19th century there was a considerable production of nativity figures for domestic use in the Grulich area. There are many variants of the Grulich figures, some of which are characterized by roughly carved figures and others by very finely carved figures. The carvers in the Eagle Mountains were mostly seasonal workers who sat at home in their modest living rooms at the carving bench from October to March and then went on tour as craftsmen in the spring. Women and children were busy painting the carved figures. Poor pay and the emerging industrialization led to the end of