Vintage Blown Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Fly Agaric Paperweight Figurine

Vintage Art Glass toadstool or fly agaric Mushroom Paperweight or Figurine. This adorable figurine has a carefully executed classic red top using red finely mottled glass with small white dots and a well proportioned striated white glass base with light brown shading much like a real mushroom of this type. A clear botton on the bottom shows that the base was blown of clear glass with the colors layered and integrated while blowing. This mushroom measures 2 1/4" high, 2 " in diameter at the widest points (edge of top), sits on a 1" diameter base and weighs 5 oz. Fly agaric mushrooms, which appear under trees, mostly firs and spruces, leading up to the winter solstice, have been associated with winter solstice celebrations and ceremonies in European and Asian cultures for centuries. The mushrooms carry intoxicating chemicals which were used for hallucinogenic and warming qualities at this cold time of year. They were dried by a hearth and later became integrated into the secular celebrations of the holidays at that time of year, especially Christmas in Europe. A lovely and natural feeling reminder of this special fungi and all the traditions and memories it brings. Nice as a paperweight or table decor, especially for the upcoming holiday season.

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