11 quantity vintage mercury glass Christmas ornament shaped like a house, featuring festive colors and details.
These charming mercury glass ornaments became highly popular in Germany during the mid-19th century. German glass blowers, especially those from Lauscha, created these ornaments by coating the inside of clear glass with a silvering solution, typically a lead-free silver nitrate. This technique gave them a reflective, mercury-like appearance, hence the name. They quickly spread across Europe and to America, becoming cherished holiday decorations due to their delicate beauty and shimmering effect.