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Seiffen/Erzgebirge / Craft & Ateliers

Christian Ulbricht

Seiffen/Erzgebirge · Germany

Erzgebirge nutcrackers and smokers

What you’ll find

What Christian Ulbricht is known for

A Seiffen manufactory in the Erzgebirge turning nutcrackers, incense smokers, pyramids and wobble figures from wood by hand for more than ninety years. Pieces are lathe-turned and finished with paint, felt and fabric, and sold from two shops in the maker's home village.