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The history of the glass kugel is tied to the history of Christmas tree ornamentation. In the early to mid-19th century, Christmas trees were traditionally adorned with simple items such as fruits, strung popcorn and cranberries, homemade paper ornaments, small gifts, and candles. By the 1840s, German glassblowers started producing blown glass.

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The term kugels (pronounced "balls") refers to the first Christmas tree ornament. These were made primarily in Germany, and shapes were expanded to include clusters of grapes, pears, ribbed balls, eggs, and teardrops. Silver, gold, and green, which enhanced the candlelight effect, were the most popular choices.

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High-Value Figurals . The king of the figural Christmas ornament is the kugel, a term that means ball in German. These were first made in Germany by glass crafters during the Biedermeier period around 1830, according to an Antique Trader article by Karen Knapstein.Those old versions were too heavy to hang on Christmas trees, so they were suspended from the ceiling and displayed all year round.

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Christmas Kugels. "Kugel" is the name of heavy glass Christmas ornaments that were made in Germany from as early as 1840 to the early 1900s. Although the word kugel means "round ball" in German, original kugels were also made in the shape of grapes, apples, pears, pine cones, berries, tear drops and balls with melon-style ribs.

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The predecessors of these beloved Victorian Christmas ornaments began in an unsilvered form that were hung in windows to ward off evil spirits or witches, a tradition dating back to the 17th century in England and spreading to the colonies in America in the 18th century.. For a kugel collector, amethyst-colored kugels are the most sought.

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Kugel Christmas Ornaments. Some of the oldest antique Christmas ornaments are kugels. These heavy glass ornaments have a fluted or shaped design and were made in Germany. They date back to the late 19th century, although they continued to be popular into the 20th century. You can find them in the shape of a bunch of grapes, a simple ball, and.

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The kugel is the earliest form of German glass Christmas decoration, its predecessor being the "witch ball", an unsilvered glass sphere hung from windows to ward off evil spirits (supposedly repulsed by round shapes). In the 1850's, when a glass silvering formula was developed by Laushan glass blower, Louis Greiner-Schlotfeder, these witch balls found new purpose as reflective Christmas.

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It was during this decade that the first commercially produced Christmas decorations appeared. In 1848, the first glass ornament, a kugel, appeared in Germany. The kugel was a large hollow ball ranging in size from 1 inch to 18 inches. Smaller ones were used for tree decorations. The blown, molded, figural glass ornaments that we are familiar.

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The History of Antique Kugel Christmas Ornaments. Today, a rare find can be valued at more than $1,000. By. Martha Stewart Editors. Updated on November 10, 2021. Antique kugels come in an array of colors, which were often created by adding trace amounts of metals—iron, for example, to make green, or cobalt to make deep blue—to molten glass.