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Authentic Goebel Hummel Figurine
Vintage, From West Germany, Stamped,Artist Insignia
We acquired several collectibles in aninheritance… several (see other listings!) Hummel figurines. Our selling prices on every figuring in thecollection is less than what is listed in the most updated “Complete HummelFigurine and Collectible Value Chart” found on antique-hq.com (see link below),or MAKE US AN OFFER.
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·Item has always been keptstored in a display case.
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The History of Hummel Figurines
Stoking such prices is the fascinating historyofHummel figurines, which begins with Bavarian nun Berta Hummel in theearly 20th century. Hummel assumed the name of Sister Maria Innocentia in 1931when she joined a Franciscan convent in southern Germany. Having just completedart school, Hummel dabbled in painting during her early days, depicting thejolly likenesses of rosy-cheeked children in her works. Her fellow sistersencouraged her and even suggested that she sell her work.
It was through such sales thatHummelseventuallyarrived on the desk of Franz Goebel, the director of a German pottery company.Inspired by Hummel’s endearing designs, Goebel negotiated a collaboration withthe Bavarian nun to transform her paintings into ceramic pieces.
Goebel Hummel figurines debuted to the public at the 1935 TradeFair in Leipzig, Germany, and their success was immediate. Within months,Goebel’s company had begun work on more than 40 additional designs. This rapidascent, however, was cut short in subsequent years with the rise of Nazicontrol of Europe. Nazi forces soon limited and ultimately ceased Hummelproduction. They also shuttered the convent that Hummel called home in 1940.
Berta Hummel died in 1946 following the end of World War II,succumbing to tuberculosis at the young age of 37. The legacy she had begun,however, would live on. Goebel restarted production of Hummel figurines thatsame year, and soon thereafter, the delightful collectibles were back indemand. They became particularly popular among American troops stationed inEurope, whose export of Hummels back to the United States as souvenirs forfamily members fueled early American interest. Goebel worked with immenselytalented artists over the years to ensure that the quality and artistry ofeachHummel figurinewas exceptional and of the same standards asHummel herself would have expected.
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