Set of Eleven Beautiful Early Erzgebirge Houses flt links handle measures 3 3/8" l

handle measures 3 3/8" l x 2" d

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Set of Eleven Beautiful Early Erzgebirge Houses flt links handle measures 3 3/8" lI'll never get over the beauty of these early hand painted German Erzgebirge houses the colors, the grids of black windows, the pitched roofs, each one a little different. (Nor will I ever get over the joy of photographing them!) All of these 19th c. ones are painted on both sides, and are, I think, as good as they get. Set of 11. Average approx 1 7 8" t x 1 3 4". Little green one is 1 1 16" x 1 3 16". Beautifully aged, only losses are perhaps a few