Vintage Relpo Holt Howard Noel Football Santa Planter Ultra-Rare MCM Christmas Japan

Get ready for touchdown-level cuteness! This incredibly spectacular, very VERY rare 1960 Relpo ceramic planter features a whole squad of football-playing Santas lined up in formation, proudly spelling out NOEL as they cheer from the front of a fabulously football-shaped planter. It’s the kind of mid-century treasure that makes collectors gasp and elves faint!

Handmade in Japan and imported by Samson in 1960, this charming piece comes with its original gold foil Relpo label, is marked #5104, and has all the iconic 1960s whimsy you’d expect. The colors are bold and joyful, the glaze is beautifully glossy, and the whole piece displays like a Christmas dream straight from a retro holiday catalog.

Condition is fantastic:
🎄 No chips
🎄 No cracks
🎄 Practically no paint loss
🎄 One tiny glazed indent on the back (factory-made and mentioned for accuracy) view photo #10
🎄Glares from camera

The planter measures approx. 5 1/4” L x 4” H x 3 1/2” D — the perfect size for candy canes, greenery, a mini poinsettia, or a little team of your own decorative elves.

If you’re a lover of hard-to-find Relpo pieces or quirky mid-century Christmas treasures, this football-themed Santa team is a true unicorn. Don’t let this all-star lineup run off the field without you! 🏈🎅✨