A boy with a broom

A beautiful, collectible figurine
A boy with a broom
The figurine sets the tone for a cheerful mood
Made of porcelain
From the famous collectible "Hummel" painting series
The products of this factory are manufactured at the Goebel company plant based on sketches by Berta Hummel
The Goebel brand is one of the most prestigious in the world in its field

In 1935, Franz Goebel's grandson discovered new designs for porcelain figurines. The famous HUMMEL statuettes spread across Europe. They made Goebel unique and famous for many years as the "Hummelwerk". In 1971, the Goebel company celebrated its 100th anniversary. The highlight of the centenary celebration was the unveiling of a monument in the form of a Hummel boy figurine

On May 21, 1909, a girl named Berta Hummel was born to the family of businessman Adolf Hummel in the Bavarian town of Massing. From early childhood, Berta was passionate about drawing, and at age 12, she was admitted to a girls' school in Simbach, taught by the sisters of the Catholic order of Englische Fräulein. There, she created her first illustrations for a book by Friedrich W. Webers. Her paintings so impressed the sisters that they sent several copies to a publishing house in Munich specializing in religious art books. It published Berta's works as postcards, which were very popular at the time. In 1934, a collection of Berta's drawings was released

Shortly thereafter, Franz Goebel, the owner of a porcelain manufacturing company, saw these postcards in a Munich store. Goebel was looking for a new artistic line for his factory. He proposed producing porcelain figurines based on Berta's drawings. In 1935, at the Leipzig Trade Fair, the statuettes achieved overwhelming success

Porcelain figurines continued to be produced in Germany until nearly the end of 2008

M.I. Hummel signed her works not only with her name but sometimes with an image of a bumblebee—a distinctive "emblem," a symbol of her surname

Height – 10 cm