Antique Austrian Nativity Set 100 Years Old W/Handmade Manger 22”x12”x11”
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:4386638 | Country/Region of Manufacture: Austria |
| Year: 1900 |
Antique Austrian Nativity Set 100 years old w/Handmade Manger 22”x12”x11”. Condition is Used. Shipped with UPS insured.This is from my grandmother's collection who passed away in 1960. The manger and nativity figures have stored in the attic ever since. The manger appears to be a handmade one using wood and a paper mache stucco decoration. The figures are made of a clay composite type of material and are marked on the bottom “Made in Austria” with a company logo...see p...hoto. Also besides what you see in the photos there a brown donkey and cow and 2 sheep(small one and large one) but I could not get more than 12 photos to load for some reason. The figures are 4 1/2” tall.The condition is good but there paint chips off some of the figures and the manger is missing some of the paper mache in places but overall given the age I would say it is in good shape. I remember my grandmother setting this out in the 1950’s and carefully packing it away after the holidays wrapping each figure in cotton. I tried to identify the manufacture but couldn't locate anything like it in my searches. Starting the auction at 25.00 with no reserve.Found the manufacture...Tipple Topple Pfeiffer in Austria made the figures. Manger was handmade by unknown manufacture.
