Collection of (6) Vintage Italian Hand-Blown Christmas Ornaments. Includes a very chubby Santa, a Pinocchio head, a smaller Pinocchio figure, a caterpillar, a toy soldier, and a metallic blue spaceman. Each in a box. 

Largest Size: 5 x 5 x 8 in. 

Christmas ornaments are decorative items for Christmas trees, often glassworks made by weaving, glassblowing, molding, carving, or other techniques, and traditionally kept as family heirlooms combining commercial and handmade pieces. The tradition of mold-blown colored glass ornaments began in 16th Century Lauscha, Germany, spreading across Europe and the United States after being popularized by Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and F. W. Woolworth. The practice replaced earlier decorations like apples, candy canes, and pastries which had ancient pagan roots as offerings around the Winter Solstice. Today, while high-quality glass ornaments remain prized, many are mass-produced in plastic and sold worldwide, with handcrafted ornaments thriving at craft fairs and online, making the Christmas decoration industry one of the top seasonal markets globally. 

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