Antique German Erzgebirge Village (Plus Two Little Ladies) wood framed handmirror tightening the chain to raise

tightening the chain to raise the shovel arm

The leather is wonderfully worn to a warm dark brown and it just has a great feeling to it

And this little humbly sewn together book

made for the tourist trade and I don't think very old

some surface scratching to the paint on his front and aging to the paint in general

Antique German Erzgebirge Village (Plus Two Little Ladies) wood framed handmirror tightening the chain to raiseI'll never get over the charm of these old German "Erzgebirge" wooden villages, specifically the antique hand painted ones, the more age and wear to the paint the better. (And I know I'm not alone, as these are harder and harder to find.) I believe this group might span a bit in age if not all 19th century, though, I'm sure none are later than very early 20th century, and all are gorgeous. Double sided except for the two, which are shown in photos as