Glorious 8” Christmas Angel on Rare Fabric Asian Cigar Fan Ornament or Topper

11” Tall x 7” Wide; Hang from gold loop to display as an ornament; Use narrow ½” opening at base of paper cone to use as a topper

***All our ornaments are made with vintage and antique materials 1880s-1950 (all colorful die-cut paper illustrations are 120+ years old). Scroll past Special Features for details***

SPECIAL FEATURES

We just love love love the subtle pastel mint green, iridescent silver-grey, and pink tones accented in soft reds of this amazing paper fan ornament. Often cigar fans were made with tissue paper American fans and were passed out in parades along with real cigars. The bottom part looked like a cigar and when one pulled on the top a fan would unfold. This vintage cigar fan made in Japan after WWI is made with oil-cloth with a silk-screened or hand-painted floral decoration. Glenn edged the fan with fabulous embossed gold Dresden paper fleur-de-lis border. As you can see from the pics the back of the fan is almost as beautiful. The silver die-cut Dresden paper wheel reveals antique ombre pastel pink/green silk fabric. The cone that held the folded fan (instead of a cigar) is richly decorated in colors that tie in the whole look, from the iridescent cording matching her wings, to the velvet ribbon matching the angel’s dress.

Lovingly handcrafted and signed by Glenn Giaimo.

Our Signature Style - To Make an Ornament for You that Lasts for Generations! You will know you have a ultra-custom Dresden Star Work of Art because we sign and date each and every ornament, as well as add our gold hang tag with your specific ornament’s unique one-of-a-kind inventory number on it. You will receive your ornament gently packed between layers of tissue paper in a beautiful embossed gold box with care and handling instructions. With over 15 years of experience, we are expert at wire-wrapping each ornament to help protect it against accidental breakage (just like those smart Victorians). We take extra time and pains to meticulously back every scrap to cardstock and old-stock papers to protect these beautiful and fragile illustrations so they will last for generations to come.

Just Imagine, You are Viewing an Ornament made with Materials 60 to 150 Years Old! Dresden Star Ornaments are almost exclusively made with antique and vintage materials to include: glass ornaments from the 1890s to1950s (most of which were made in Germany); colorful Victorian embossed & die-cut paper “scraps” and chromolithographs from postcards and advertising trade cards (made in Europe between the 1870s and 1910); antique and vintage fabric to include chenille, lace, ribbon and metallic trims; antique and vintage tinsel from tree garlands and old-stock German-made Lametta tinsel; gold and silver old-stock Dresden paper trims, crepe paper, foil, gift wrap, spun-glass, and other embellishments.

Since many of our creations contain glass ornaments that are as much as 120 years old, the condition and patina will vary, which this is part of their vintage one-of-a-kind charm and character. Items described as “antique” are dated between the 1870s and 1920. Items described as “vintage” are dated between the 1920s and the 1950s (mid-century). We also use newer Dresden trims (on occasion) and crinkle wire (to wire-wrap ornaments for durability) made more recently in Germany using techniques and equipment that have not changed over the past 150 years.