Antique Erzgebirge Houses and Churches - Set of Eight crossing signs One might imagine the artist

One might imagine the artist thought him a bit of a snob

Signed with an H on the rear side of the base

I'm not sure what its original use would have been

or for scooping salt

England artist William Burgess (1805–1861)-- a painter and drawing master

Antique Erzgebirge Houses and Churches - Set of Eight crossing signs One might imagine the artistI never can resist German Erzgebirge houses when they are nice old ones like this with great color and lots of little windows. I believe these eight are a mixed set, half c. 1890s or so, and half, with the more detailed windows, c. 1910. I love them together though, and think I may like them best treated like little blocks and stacked up on end! To my eye such satisfying little things. White church measures 2 1 2" t x 1 5 8" l x 3 4" d as point of