Broken Hummel figurines?
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Comments (2)I feel your pain. I got a great angel and my son unloaded her onto our landscaping rocks. She fell forward and broke, and chipped in several places. We filled her witht he growing foam for the places we could not re-glue. The rest we used the GE-silicone II caulk like we use for BB's. WE know it will stick and with stand the elements....See MoreAre These Hummels?
Comments (6)The pictures depict a very poor quality you'd never find in a Hummel figurine released for general sale. Based on that alone, I'd have to agree with Linda that they aren't. However, you will find disclaimers in pricing books that one may occasionally find Hummel pieces with no known history or standard trademarks. So, pieces exist where you will not find the expected trademarks. You can use them as a general rule, but there are exceptions. Some of the reference material said Sister Berta actually used water paint to decorate her early terra cotta samples. They would also be much cruder than those done in ceramic. That's why they didn't 'fly' and go into general production. So, your's are either a very cheap knock-off (most likely) or a very rare item nobody really knows much about. I doubt you could find a dealer or professional who would be able to tell you much about the terra cottas Hummels, they are that rare. I've never seen one and I have a small collection of them. What you could do, and I have actually done this, if you have any hunch at all that they may be a rare sample is send a picture to the company in Germany. They'll either laugh and not answer, or be excited that someone found a few rarities and respond. Stranger things have happened. I did that once with a very, very old bottle of French Brandy. A friend of ours brought it over to my house to translate the label. What I read was too good to be true. It was supposedly a blend of fifty year old brandies when it was bottled in the 1930s and had a very crude and amateurish label. I thought it was some sort of practical joke. This man had had the bottle of unopened booze for SIXTY YEARS. It was a tontine between a group of WWII vets who got it back to the states and it was passed along in its pristine condition until the last one of them was the sole survivor. The sole survivor was supposed to break it open and offer up a toast to his dead buddies and ENJOY. I emailed the company who made it after I found the name on the internet, and the grandson of the proprietor in that timeframe confirmed it was indeed genuine and he said they quit making brandy of that quality many years ago. Alls he said was "enjoy" something very special. It was the best brandy I ever drank in my life and it almost ended up in a dumpster....See MoreHelp Identify this German figurine
Comments (23)I have spent a great deal of time Googling and reading through Hummels books. In fact, that's where I read about Berta Hummels early sketches that indeed were NOT of children, but of older men and women. There is a Hummel #181 named Old Man Reading Newspaper. This piece was made as a sample only and was not approved by the Siessen Convent for production since it was not considered typical of her work. It is an exact reproduction of one on Sister M.I. Hummel's early sketches. It was listed as a closed number on Feb 18 1948. This is in the Robert L. Miller collection. Some of the other Hummels like this are Hummel #189 Old Woman Knitting, Hummel #190 Old Woman Walking To Market and Hummel #191 Old Man Walking To Market. Again these pieces were made as Samples only and were not approved by the Siessen Convent for production since it was not considered typical of her work. They are exact reproductions of some of Sister M.I. Hummel's early sketches. There is also another Hummel made and considered for production, but never approved. It is of a girl standing with a dog in her arms. It was sculpted by Arthur Moeller in 1943. This sample also does not have the M.I. Hummel siganture. This is Hummel #158(CN) Listed as closed Number on Sept 17 1943. This information was taken out of Price Guide to M.I. Hummel Figurines, Plates and More by Robert L. Miller. I found a link to this very book online below. Unfortunately no picture so you can see for yourself these figurines were not of children. So that information is to the contrary of what texasredhead has found. Maybe she should have done more Googling. Again I wasn't saying this piece was a Hummel. Only that is was from someone that collected Hummels, having 97 figurines and several plates and bells, and giving reference of the history of the piece the best we know. I was only trying to find out if anyone recognized this type of figurine or knew who it was made by. Thank you Lindac for the links. They give me at least something else to help identify this figurine. Janet Here is a link that might be useful: Hummel 181...See MoreDoes anyone know the value of this Hummel?
Comments (6)These are the instructions for using Photobucket, a site many of us use. http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/test/gal080858233293.html?3 first visit www.photobucket.com (when chosing the option of how to include your photobucket photo, select the 3rd option down..this will place the actual photo in the posting, not just the URL) Keep in mind, though, than in this, as in most cases, damage significantly lowers the value of an item....See More
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