Christmas bauble: Lighthouse with a House
€35.95
Available, delivery time: 1-3 days
| Product number: | 14-0893-8 |
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| Size: |
medium
ca. 11.0 cm |
A lighthouse with an attached keeper’s house tells the story of the daily lives of the people who once watched over the light on the coast day and night. The keeper usually lived with his family right next to the tower, cleaning the lenses, refilling the oil, and meticulously keeping a logbook so that no ship would lose its way in the dark. The small cottage at the base of the tower served as a living room, workshop, and refuge all at once when storms raged outside and the surf lashed against the walls. Especially along the coasts of New England, Scandinavia, and the North Sea, such ensembles continue to shape the landscape to this day. They exude a cozy blend of fortitude and security: the mighty beacon above, the simple home with a red roof below. Anyone standing before such a sight immediately feels a longing for distant places, but also a yearning for a place where one is welcome to settle.
This glass figurine depicts a slender lighthouse tapering upward, with a small keeper’s house at its base. The tower is finished in matte white with a subtle brick texture and features small lattice windows framed in orange. The black lantern with its amber-colored light chamber crowns the structure, while the little house with its red roof and the moss-green islet serving as a base add splashes of color.
| Size: | medium | ||||||
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| Weight (ca.): | 30 g | ||||||
| Mount: | Coronet | ||||||
| Type of production:: | hand-painted, mouth-blown | ||||||
| Material: | Glass | ||||||
| Manufactured in: | Poland |
