Hand Painted Christmas Baubles Pot Licker and Bowl Licker

Yule Lads no. 5 and 6

Handpainted Christmas Ball Ornament, Pot Licker & Bowl Licker

Name: Handpainted Christmas Ball Ornament, Pot Licker & Bowl Licker
Brand: The Icelandic Store
SKU: PSF922232
Price: 38.90 USD
Availability: InStock

Pottasleikir and Askasleikir, Yule Lads 5 and 6 · ball ornament painted by hand from the inside, after Brian Pilkington's drawings · about 8 cm (3.1 in)

$38.90

Two brothers who did the washing-up the wrong way round, licking the pots and bowls clean before anyone could wash them. Theirs is the only pink ball of the seven. The customer who completed a collection with it wrote that the balls take pride of place on the tree.

On this ball

Pottasleikir on one side, head thrown back laughing, with a big black pot lifted in one hand
Askasleikir on the other, licking his lips over a wooden bowl held up to his face
Raspberry pink background with small stars and yellow dots
About 8 cm (3.1 in), gold-coloured bands at the top and bottom

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16 and 17 December
The only pink ball in the series
Lined red box

Description

Pottasleikir and Askasleikir are the fifth and sixth Icelandic Yule Lads, arriving on 16 and 17 December. In the old stories Pottasleikir licked out the unwashed pots, and Askasleikir hid under the bed to lick the askur, the lidded wooden bowl people ate from.

On this ball one laughs with a black pot raised and the other licks his lips over his bowl, on a raspberry pink background with stars. Both are painted by hand on the inside of the ball, based on Brian Pilkington's drawings. The ball is about 8 cm (3.1 in), hangs from a gold cord and is packed in a lined red box.

Why you'll love it

The washing-up brothersPottasleikir took the unwashed pots and licked out what was left; Askasleikir did the same to the eating bowls. They arrive one after the other, 16 and 17 December.
A bowl from the old farmhouseThe askur in Askasleikir's hands is the lidded wooden bowl Icelanders once ate from, and his name means the one who licks them.
The pink oneSix of the balls are blue, green or red. This is the only one in raspberry pink, so it stands out on a dark green tree.
A box with a liningThe ball comes in a red box lined inside, and it goes back in there after Christmas.
Duties settled at checkoutFor the US and Canada, the total you pay at checkout is the whole price; nothing more is collected at the door.

Popular together

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Every brother, two to a ball
The set of seven brings all thirteen Yule Lads and Grýla, each ball in its own red box. It costs less than buying the balls separately and ships free to the US, Canada and Europe.
Handpainted Christmas Ball Ornament, Pot Licker & Bowl Licker Yule Lads Christmas Ball Ornaments - Set of All 7

$281.90 for both

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Questions people ask before they buy

Pot Licker or Pot Scraper?

The same lad, the fifth, on 16 December. The National Museum of Iceland calls him Pottaskefill, Pot Scraper, and adds that he is sometimes called Pot Licker. Sólarfilma, the publisher of this ball, uses Pottasleikir, and our title follows it.

What is the bowl Askasleikir is holding?

An askur: the lidded wooden bowl Icelanders once ate their meals from. The museum says people kept them under the bed or on the floor, and that Askasleikir hid under the bed and licked the inside clean whenever someone set one down.

How many balls are there in the series?

Seven. The thirteen lads come two to a ball in the order they arrive, and the last ball pairs Kertasníkir with his mother Grýla. All seven are the same size.

What happens to it after Christmas?

It goes back in the red box it came in. The box has a lining, so the ball is protected while it waits for next year.

Does it ship free?

A single ball does not. Orders over $149 to the US, Canada and Europe do, and four balls together pass that. Otherwise you see the shipping cost at checkout before you pay.