Vintage German Chalet Weather House – Hand-Painted Folk Art Thermometer with Musical Box (c.1950s) flower pattern A brass model aircraft

A brass model aircraft

Trapeze harlequin type imagery by Hede Nielsen

The colours remain bright and the lid fits well

each fitted with warm-toned ivorine (antique composite) handles

This is a wonderful piece of everyday Victoriana - they were so flamboyant

Vintage German Chalet Weather House – Hand-Painted Folk Art Thermometer with Musical Box (c.1950s) flower pattern A brass model aircraftA charming mid 20th century German chalet style weather house, decorated in traditional Alpine folk art colours with hand painted details including fir trees, mushrooms and floral wreaths. These classic weather houses were designed so that the man and woman figures would rotate in and out of the door depending on humidity and air pressure, while a small thermometer hangs between them. This example retains its original hand painted figures and a