Handpainted Christmas Ball Ornament, Doorway Sniffer & Meat Hook
Gáttaþefur and Ketkrókur, Yule Lads 11 and 12 · ball ornament painted by hand from the inside, after Brian Pilkington's drawings · about 8 cm (3.1 in)
This is the ball for the baker or the cook of the family. Gáttaþefur follows his nose to the Christmas baking and Ketkrókur goes after the smoked lamb, on 22 and 23 December, the last two nights before Christmas Eve.
On this ball
- Free shipping over $149 — US, Canada & Europe
- US & Canada — duties & taxes settled at checkout
- Ships worldwide from Iceland with tracking
- 22 and 23 December
- Christmas baking and smoked lamb
- In a lined red box
Gáttaþefur and Ketkrókur are the eleventh and twelfth Icelandic Yule Lads, arriving on 22 and 23 December. Gáttaþefur, with his huge nose, followed the smell of the Christmas baking; Ketkrókur fished for smoked lamb down the chimney with a hooked stick.
On this ball one holds an iced cake under his nose and the other holds up a joint of meat, against a bright red sky with black stars. Like the other six balls in the series, it is painted by hand from the inside after drawings by Brian Pilkington, measures about 8 cm (3.1 in) and comes in a lined red box, ready to hang from its gold cord.
Product facts
- Characters
- Gáttaþefur (Doorway Sniffer), Yule Lad no. 11, and Ketkrókur (Meat Hook), Yule Lad no. 12
- Come to town
- 22 and 23 December
- Size
- about 8 cm (3.1 in)
- Design
- based on drawings by Brian Pilkington
- Brand
- Sólarfilma
- Finish
- painted by hand from the inside, gold-coloured bands at top and bottom
- Background
- bright red with black stars
- In the box
- one ball on a gold cord, in a lined red box
- Good to know
- fragile; hang it where it cannot be knocked off
- EAN
- 5690666922263
Shipping, duties & returns
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Returns — unused items in original condition within 30 days; see our returns policy.
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Why you'll love it
- Baking and smoked lambGáttaþefur came for the smell of the Christmas baking, Ketkrókur for the smoked lamb hanging in the rafters. Between them they cover the Icelandic Christmas kitchen.
- St Thorlak's DayKetkrókur arrives on 23 December, Þorláksmessa. The National Museum of Iceland notes that smoked lamb, traditional Christmas fare, used to be cooked on that day.
- Painted in the actGáttaþefur has his cake under his nose and his eyes on it; Ketkrókur holds his joint up like a prize. Both are painted by hand from the inside of the ball.
- Boxed for giving and keepingIt comes in a lined red box, ready to wrap and good for storing after the season.
- No bill at the doorIn the US and Canada, duties and taxes are part of the price you see at checkout.
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Every night from 12 to 24 December
The set of seven balls covers all thirteen Yule Lads in their order, ending with Kertasníkir and Grýla. Each ball is boxed; the set costs less than seven singles and ships free to the US, Canada and Europe.
Handpainted Christmas Ball Ornament, Doorway Sniffer & Meat Hook Yule Lads Christmas Ball Ornaments - Set of All 7
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