S532 Chalkware Father Christmas with Apples

The Artistry

A Christmas Classic. The S532 is a stately 9.25-inch chalkware Belsnickle cast from an antique German chocolate mold. At this large scale, the form becomes a true display piece—Santa carries a vibrant evergreen tree and a generous sack overflowing with hand-painted apples, a traditional symbol of winter’s bounty and goodwill.

The deep evergreen coat is finished with a stylized trailing laurel-leaf motif—sweeping fronds that wind across the garment in a rhythmic pattern of fantasy foliage. A softly antiqued finish warms the pigments and gives the surface the patina of a well-kept 19th-century heirloom.

Product Details: Bittersweet House Folk Art captures the character and warmth of the German folk art tradition of chalkware. Each piece is individually handmade from an antique chocolate mold and meticulously hand-painted.

Every figure is hand-signed, numbered, and dated on the bottom: Bittersweet House Folk Art, Kathryn Campbell.

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