Adding vintage mercury glass Christmas ornaments to your holiday decor will help you create the look of a vintage era of days gone by. Mercury glass first became popular back in the 1850s, where it was considered to be the first form of art glass, as it was produced for its beauty rather than function. Mercury glass was formed by blowing glass with a double wall and then filling it with a liquid silver material. Today’s modern ornaments look very much like the mercury glass ornaments from long ago and give your tree and household decor a vintage and traditional look and feel. Here we look at some mercury glass ornaments that are currently available for this holiday season.
Updated for 2020
These adorable Miniature Mercury Glass Lanterns come in two sizes. This is the 3 x 4 inches size, and they also come in a 2.75 x 5.5 inches size which is more elongated. These glass lanterns make lovely Christmas tree ornaments, but you can use them for so much more. The unique style is beautiful for a summer party or a wedding reception. They come in a set of 4.
Mini Gold Mercury Glass Lanterns – Set of 4
These interesting Mercury Glass Star Ornaments are really eye-catching. They sort of give off a in the past future vibe like George Jetson. These come in the set of 4 as shown below. The center is a mercury glass round ball ornament with the points of the star being made of a wire wrap mesh. The size is 3 3/4 inch round ball in the center with the added decorations add about another 1/2 inch in diameter.
Mercury Glass Star Ornaments Set of 4
For a classy and elegant Christmas tree, add some of these beautiful antique-style Small Glass Finial Ornaments. They are said to be white, but they are really silver in color, because mercury glass colors are metallic. Besides the silver you can also get them in an antique red. When you click through you will see the optional color. These are 5 x 5 x 3.5 inches in size and come in a pack of 12.
Small Glass Finial Ornaments (Set of 12, Silver White)
These lovely little birds will look right at home on your Christmas tree. They are made of mercury glass with with feathers for the tail. They clip on a branch instead of hanging like a real bird would stand. Great part of an antique-style Christmas tree.
Kurt Adler 5-Piece Glass Red Clip-On Bird Ornament Set
You can use this Pink Embossed Mercury Glass Ornament Garland as is to string around your tree or over your mantel. Or you can take the garland apart and use the ornaments individually on your tree or in other holiday decorations. Each of these mercury glass ornaments is unique and will add beauty to your vintage home decor.
Creative Co-op Pink Embossed Mercury Glass Ornament Garland
Lovely bright silver Mercury glass finial ornaments in a set of three. Group them together or mix them with other Mercury glass ornaments on your vintage Christmas tree.
Vintage Glass Finial Ornaments (3-Piece Set, Silver Metal Distressed, 6.3-Inch)
This is an elegant and shimmery ornament that really looks like an antique. Heirloom quality with antiqued metal finish. Perfect for vintage style holiday decorating. Green mercury glass ornaments measure in various sizes. Click through to the product page for more information.
Luna Bazaar Mercury Glass Fish Ornaments
These lovely heart ornaments are made from gold mercury glass and come in a rare smaller size of 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter, making them perfect for smaller trees. These have an elegant vintage look with their antiqued metal finish, good weight, and heirloom quality. Heart ornaments are also available in other colors and may be purchased in a set of six ornaments. Perfect for holiday decorating and hanging almost anywhere.
This lovely heirloom quality ornament is made from a beautiful fuchsia pink mercury glass. Great vintage style would look great on any Victorian themed tree. Ornament is of a decent weight and has an antiqued metallic finish. Classy and elegant, this classic ball style ornament is small enough to use for decorating packages and for incorporating into holiday craft project such as wreaths.
Luna Bazaar Mini Mercury Glass Ball Ornaments (1 to 1.5-Inch, Fuchsia Pink, Ava Design, Set of 6
Luna Bazaar offers an entire collection of mercury glass ornaments that are the perfect addition to a vintage Christmas tree. We have also included some other brands in the collection shown here. Browse to find out which styles you like the best.
Mini Mercury Glass Ornaments (Elizabeth Design)
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