Brendel Flower - Weise Mistel ( White Mistletoe )

A fine botanical model of the Weise Mistel , White Mistletoe .
Untouched condition with a nice patina of age.
Robert Brendel founded the R. Brendel company in Breslau (currently Wroclaw in Poland). He opened in 1866 a factory producing models of anatomy, mineralogy and mainly botanical models designed for teaching. Botanical models are enlargements of plants and flowers. They were made of papier mâché, wood.
Today they are collected all over the world.