Spectacular Mid-Century Wreath with Santa and Snowflakes

13 1/2” tall

SPECIAL FEATURES

Decorate your wall this year with our large showpiece “Mid-century meets Victorian” Circa 1950s chenille wreath! Our pressed paper Santa from the same era is in excellent condition. We added our rarest finely ground antique silver glitter to brighten up the Christmas script. Materials include: 5 different types of glittered vintage Dresden paper snowflakes, vintage mercury glass beads, vintage cherry-red chenille, poinsettia decoration (original to this wreath), vintage tinsel garland, and mid-century crimped foil decoration. HANDMADE 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.