Reserved for Dennis – White Kitty Riding Fanciful Hot Air Balloon

7” tall

SPECIAL FEATURES

This magical antique Glass Balloon-shaped ornament is paired with an antique molded glass bell, turned upside-down to create a basket for antique scrap cat with blue bow. Blue colors are accented throughout with antique foil trim and RARE antique Dresden paper railing. Balloon is attached to basket with antique tinsel roping, much as it was done during Victorian times when German cottage craftsmen made fanciful scrap and glass ornament creations.

Lovingly handcrafted and signed by Gail Giaimo.

THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND ORNAMENT IS MADE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY 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. Items described as “antique” are dated between 1870 and the early 1900s (prior to WWI). Items described as “vintage” are dated between 1915 (WWI) and the 1950s (mid-century). We also use Dresden trims (only on occasion) and crinkle wire (always used for durability) made more recently in Germany using techniques and equipment that have not changed over the past 150 years.