The figurine is 6 3/4 inches tall. Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel’s sketch art started to appear during the 1930s in Switzerland and Germany, mostly pastoral drawings of children. Ars Sacra, a Swiss art publisher helped to popularize the art on postcards. The “Art Cards” of Hummel became popular throughout Germany. Franz Goebel, a porcelain maker in charge of W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik became interested in the cards and acquired the rights to turn the drawings of Hummel’s into figurines. The first figurines were produced in 1935. Goebel was one of several porcelain firms that competed in the United States market. Franz Goebel specialized in novelty marketing and was able to create a popularity for the figurines in the United States during the 1930s, starting with German Immigrants on the United States East Coast. After WWII, the popularity of Hummel figurines grew when American soldiers stationed in West Germany sent the figurines home as gifts. Hummel figurines became a popular collector’s item. Figurines grew in popularity when the U. Army decided to place the fugurines in their PX stores. In the 1970’s, the market for Hummel figurines grew. The production of Hummel figurines concerning Goebel ended in 2008 and was picked up by an organization called “Hummel Manufaktur GmbH”. Check out our other items. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Sculptures & Figurines”. The seller is “hammondantiques1″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, Mexico, Germany, Japan, France, Australia, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.
- Department: Adults
- Time Period Manufactured: unknown
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
- Material: Ceramic & Porcelain
- Brand: Goebel
- Color: Multicolor
- Theme: People
- Type: Figurine