Handcrafted European Glass Ornaments created by blowing molten glass into a figural mold, silvering the inside for luminosity and hand painting the exterior with fine detail has been the tradition and unique work of European glassblower crafts people in Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Italy since the mid 1800's.

Most glass birds come with annealed hooks for hanging or clips for attaching to a tree limb.  This bird attaches by its unusual wire cable like wrapping.  

1. manufacturer/importer:  probably Germany in the years before World War I and possibly as early as 1880s
2. slot in bottom indicates body was mouthblown in a mold also used to produce clip on bird ornaments
3. length: 5.5 inches including tail 
4. source:  owner's collection
5. condition:  great rare original with excellent preservation of colors and glass blowing details; not perfect but nice  
6. please contact for additional details or questions
7. multiple item shipping may be possible; request invoice before paying for items 
8. carefully packed and shipped in clean recycled materials
9. please see our other great items in Evergreen Emporium
10. location Bx I-F4