The insides were then coated with metallic paints to give them a shiny appearance. Japanese glass ornaments were manufactured in the 1920s but weren't of the same quality and are therefore not as valuable to collectors. Find out about other collectibles described by The Saturday Early Show 's Tony Hyman in the Collectibles Archive or visit Tony Hyman's Web site. Dresden ornaments, named for one of the cities in the German region where they were made, were pressed from sheets of paper and molded into three-dimensional designs. The period between the late 19th century through the 1910s was the heyday for these decorations but evidence exists they go back to the early 1800s.
Values can range into the many hundreds of dollars.
They were made by spinning cotton and cellulose together. Food shapes are the most common while shapes of people and animals are the most valuable to collectors. For more information on collectible ornaments, Hyman recommends Fred Cannon. Copyright 2000, CBS Worldwide Inc., All Rights Reserved. Privacy Statement Dresden ornaments, named for one of the cities in the region of Germany where they were made, were pressed from sheets of paper and molded into three-dimensional designs.