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Illuminated
Arcs
Since the last 15 years the illuminated arcs ( Schwibbogen) made from solid
wood or plywood, became a popular gift for Christmas, seen in
many windows during the Christmas time in Germany.
Love
at the first sight
The
Fascination of these
little coloured Erzgebirge Figurines is very remarkable. You can hardly
take away of it. What is it, that they win our heart at once? Is it
the loving naivety look? Is it the natural material wood? The shining colours? The feeling
that these figurines are handmade by human beings? Is it of how
they wake up our imagination or the memory on our own childhood and the
longing after a time, where Elf’s lived and Nutcrackers could speak? Maybe
the cause of it is that they carry the soul of the Erzgebirge
and the bequest of a hundreds of years old tradition in it.
From
the Ore to
wood
As the tin & ore was depleted, underground
shelters needed to be build with great difficulty into
the Mountains. The search after tin and other metal began to be harder. It came
the time as the mining wasn’t enough to feed the whole region. It wasn’t
possible to build up an agriculture in the mountains.
Many miners started to carve wood, to earn a bit more. The seven years lasting
War stopped the mining nearly completely. In 1765 the people earned more
with the wood turning as before with mining. A new Epoch began.
A
Figurine wakes up to live.
Around 300 years ago, no one really knows it exactly,
as the first figurine was made. Maybe it was a Father, who wanted to make a toy
for his children. Maybe it just was a mistake in turning the wood and it looked
like a doll. A head with torso. Two black eyes, the
nose, a red mouth and the piece of wood turned into a figurine. Then it was
colored to give it more details. As the first figurine was finished, in
that moment the creator did probably not knew that he started a new tradition, that lives on till today. But it must have had a
special charisma. Because it did not take long till many different Pieces where
all around in different sizes and colours.
The
Beginning of a boundless friendship
Soon theses little dolls and figurines captured
their place in the hearts of human being. Since they had a good price,
the manufacturers did get more orders every year and had to expand the
production. New figurines and styles came up out of the mining and farming
live. At the end of the 18th century, the figurines started their triumphal
march around the world. Also in the USA
and England
the kids played with this nice looking toys made in the "Toyland",
how the region is called since these days. The manufacturers couldn’t handle
all orders and came in trouble to produce that much.
Original Erzgebirge - Wood Art with
love.
It
is a fact, that everything what is good and has success, will find someone to
imitate it. Also the
Erzgebirge Wood Art couldn’t escape. There are not much figurines that haven’t
been replicated over the years. You can call it a compliment, since it shows
how valuable and demanded the figurines are. But who wants that his friends
gets fooled with replicas, which quality is much poorer that the original
once. Some of them you can identify easy, since they carry a mark with
"Republic of China" on them. You can not give the guilt to the Chinese
workers, which are working for some Yuan per month. Mostly the importing
companies are guilty and want to earn a higher profit. But especially the
replicas without any mark are the worsest.
WITH
US YOU CAN SHOP SAVE AND YOU GET 100% MADE IN GERMANY WITH STAMP OR CERTIFICATE.
You
cant copy the soul of the Erzgebirge
Like 300 years ago, the same wood is used out of the
region. The wood has the highest quality standards and is inspected carefully.
The figurines are made exactly like in the old days. With every step it gets a
bit more of the Erzgebirge soul.
This
investment will keep its Value throughout the years as we guarantee the
collection will expand and you can complete it.
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