IN THE ERZGEBIRGE or ORE MOUNTAINS REGION of GERMANY are wonderful SMALL TOWNS like SEIFFEN and SCHNEEBERG where SKILLED CARVED WOODCRAFTS are FOUND Iin the CHRISTMAS SEASON at the CHRISTKINDLEMARKTS

NUTCRACKERS, pyramids, smoking figures, schwibbogens, nativities, figural ornaments and candle holders all originated centuries ago in this mountainous region of eastern Germany.  Vintage nutcrackers in well preserved condition offer the very best value today in design and value.

SCHNEEMANN NUSSKNACKER is our fabulous stew pot tophat snowman with carrot nose, yellow bird, sitting rabbit and snowy tree.  This is the only one we have ever seen, and it is striking in appearance and a prize to own -- among all the nutcrackers we've owned, this is the most unique and attention demanding.  We are not certain of its maker since it has no tags or labels, but our best guess is it's by Otto or Christian Ulbricht.

  ten inches in height depending on your placement of the broom

 having been purchased in Germany, nutcracker is without labels and  box

it was purchased in the Erzgebirge region of Germany in the 1990s by aserious collector of German Christmas traditional collectibles 

just beautiful, in outstanding condition and with no issues; color is white without yellow tinting ebay listing introduces just as all colors are bright and pure

please communicate any questions . . . and thank you!

 nicely packed in a future storage box and shipped in clean recycled materials

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