Vtg Glass Christmas Tree Topper Gold Silver 12.5" Spire wire wrap hanging bells

Description: Due to the increase in volume of packages being shipped through the US Postal System, shipping times have occasionally been longer than those estimated by either eBay or the USPS tracking tool. This is a vintage gold and silver glass tree topper with a spire shape atop two ball shapes ...the top ball with wire wrapping and three small glass bell shaped ornaments dangling from curls of tinseled wire, and thelower ball trimmed with white rickrack and crocheted (or crochet-looking), flower appliques - the largerof these having red "faux rhinestone" glued to them. This comes its original box, which is fragile from age, andfrankly, not in great shape - but it serves its purpose. There are creases, large tears, and the clear plastic "window" on the lid of the box is coming unglued. Writing is on one end of the box lid and there is a missinglabel on the other end, which likely had information as to where the topper was manufactured. Fortunately, the caps on the little glass bell-shaped dangles state that this came fromWest Germany... also dates it as being made between 1950 and 1979. MEASUREMENTS just over 12.5" (32cm) tall nearly 4" (10cm) wide where the bells hang No damages (such as chips or cracks), noted. That being said, there are signs of wear from use and from age. There are scuffs, scratches, and losses to the inner and outer surface (mostly to the "stem" that slides over the top of the tree), of this topper. There is dust and schmutz under the wire wrapping that wasn't easily brushed away with a small paintbrush.There are some dark spots on the lowerball shape (visible in some of the close-up photos, but not obvious from a distance... such as when it's displayed on the top of a tree). There are areas where the gold coloring was moreheavily applied, and is darker. There are drips and gloppy areas of something (?) at the bottom opening of the topper ... is this globs of the gold coloring or maybe pine sap from the trees?(I really don't know ... and haven't tried to remove it)Some of the white flower appliques have darkened around theiredges ... from age?... from the glue used to stickthem to the topper?...from our wood stove thatwe used to use?...I'm not sure what caused the darkening. Please contact me if you are interested in having two or more of my items shipped together in one package.I will be happy to package items together so that you can save on shipping charges as longas the items will travel together safely. Please visit my other auctions/listings as I hope to be listing more great items while I continue to go through our years of inherited and accumulated treasures. I try to describe and photograph items as thoroughly as possible but should you have any questions please ask before bidding or buying. Any coins, rulers, or scales that may be visible in the photos are not included in the listing and are shown for reference only. Please note that computer monitors do not represent colors equally on different computers so the actual colors of the items may vary slightly from what appears on your screen. I usually only dust items off with a soft brush but do not aggressively clean them .... leaving the decision 'to clean or not to clean' up to the buyer. Items will be packed in clean recycled materials whenever possible. All "used" items are sold "as is" but ultimately, I want you to be happy with your purchase ... so returns are accepted within 30 days of receiving item for a refund of your original payment. Item should be returned in original condition with all original packing materials. If you have any issues with an item I have shipped to you, please contact me as soon as possible so that we can come to a resolution.

Price: 34.5 USD

Location: Villanova, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-10-25T01:08:24.000Z

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