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BITTERSWEET HOUSEFolk Art Chalkware Dancing Rabbits click image for enlarged view
Catalog #R207;
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Bring a piece of New England folk art into your home for the holidays with this hand crafted chalkware Rabbit. This wonderful piece was hand crafted using an antique chocolate mold.

The art of molding plaster of paris, referred to as chalkware, into holiday treasures is a centuries old German tradition. Bittersweet House Folk Art brings this German tradition together with the warmth and charm of designs from early American colonial days and offers a unique, hand crafted treasure that will last a lifetime.
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This adorable pair of Dancing bunnies was using a wonderful highly detailed rare antique German chocolate mold and is handpainted, glazed, and antiqued. A hand ruffled crepe collar and deep rose color flowers and basket complete the piece.
Measuring 6 and 1/2 inches, this absolutely charming figure is signed "Bittersweet House Folk Art, K. Campbell, 2006, Sherborn, MA".
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