C & V EMPORIUM
by BRUCE CATT
CHRISTMAS COLLECTION
in stock as of 16 January 2006
To see full-sized images of the ornaments below, just click on the pictures.
TREETOP STAR ~ LARGE
$115.00
8" across
Metallic paper star, raised front and flat back, with an angel motif in the center and radiant spikes. Attached at the base of the star is a corkscrew wire to slip over the top tree branch.
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TREETOP STAR ~ SMALL
$95.00
7" across
A smaller version of the above.
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ANGEL MEDALLION
$75.00
5½" diameter
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CORNUCOPIA ~ LARGE
$78.00
6½" tall x 2½" diameter
An open-top cone shape which would have been filled with candy or nuts.
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CORNUCOPIA ~ SMALL
$58.00
4½" tall x 2" diameter
A smaller version of the above.
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DRUM
$50.00
3" tall x 2"diameter
One of the many bonbonnières, or candy boxes, so dear to the Victorian heart. Originally the lid would have been removable so it could be filled. It is the perfect size to complement the small cornucopias.
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DOUBLE PYRAMID ~ MEDIUM
$66.00
4½" tall x 2" wide
Another type of candy box originally made to open for filling.
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DOUBLE PYRAMID ~ LARGE
$66.00
5½" tall x 2" wide
An elongated version of the above.
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MORAVIAN STAR CHAIN
$32.00
chain 5' long, stars 2" diameter
Strings of ten parchment or pastel stars, fastened six inches apart on gold cord.
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CONE OF SPILLS
$62.00
8" tall x 3½" diameter
Second in the series of useful gifts. An often-mentioned homemade present was a cornucopia, frequently covered in wallpaper scraps, filled with both decorative and practical twisted paper spills intended to take a light from a fire, as we today would use a match.
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BASKET WITH SATIN HANDLE
$62.00
3½" tall x 4" wide
A gold dresden basket with colored inserts in the lattice sides and a shirred satin handle, filled with tiny flowers.
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3409 E. Broadway, Long Beach CA 90803
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