Comments on: Find out the age of your Hummel Figurine

By: Korin

Korin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:04:41 +0000

While it is possible that this is a Goebel piece it does not appear to be a Hummel. All Hummel ashtrays have figurines on them. I’m sorry I cannot be more help to you, but perhaps this will help narrow your search. Best of luck!

Cheers,
Korin

By: Korin

Korin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:50:44 +0000

HUM 11/0 ‘Merry Wanderer’ TM1 is worth approximatly $260.00 USD. Hope this helps!

Cheers,
Korin

By: Korin

Korin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:45:48 +0000

The first Hummel you described is HUM 11 ‘Merry Wanderer’ and if it is indeed a TM1 then it’s worth is $280.00 USD. The boy walking with a rucksack is HUM 82 ‘School Boy’ there are four models of this Hummel that have the dates you claim. I will give you the values to each so you can find out which version you have with greater ease.
82 2/0 $220.00
82 $280.00
82/0 $270.00
82/II $560.00
Each of these values are approximate, in US Dollars, and assuming that these are indeed the TM1 variations of these Hummels. The best way to know for sure is to check the latest TM to the chart on the top of this page, that is how we arrive on the date.
Thank you very much for the question, I hope this helps!

Cheers,
Korin

By: Korin

Korin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:32:07 +0000

I am sorry for the delay, Angela, here is the information on the Hummels you asked me about on the 5th. Both Hummels are TM2.
The ‘Be Patient’ is worth approx $200.00 USD
The ‘Wayside Harmony’ is worth approx $130.00 USD

By: Larissa

Larissa — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:00:33 +0000

Korin,

I am having a difficult time finding a Hummel I have in my collection. It is an ashtray with the original crown GW mark. It doesn’t have any figurines on it, but it does have two simplistic (Bavarian?) birds painted in the dish facing each other. Is this even a Goebel piece? I can’t seem to find anything similar online.

Thank you,
Larissa

By: Fran

Fran — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:26:40 +0000

I have a collection of Hummels I purchased in Germany in 1966-1967. They are in mint condition. Could you give me the value of the one’s listed below?

Baker (123)
Chimney Sweep Large (12/I)
Chimney Sweep Small (12 2/0)
School Boy (82/0)
Mother’s Darling (175)
Eventide (99)
Little Thrifty (118)

Thanks so much

By: Michelle Strobeck

Michelle Strobeck — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:41:44 +0000

My Husband and I inherited several Hummel figurines from his mother. We were moved by the military and one of them disappeared. After a bit of research we were able to determine that it was probably called “Goodnight Angel”. It has a V with a stylized bee in blue and “Western Germany” printed to the right of it in black. There is also a copyright mark with “W. Gobel” in blue. The angel has stars on the dress instead of moons. There is an embossed number on the bottom, but from a photograph we cannot be certain of the numbers more than to say it starts with 19 and is followed by either a 5, 6 or 8 and it looks like there may be a fourth number which would be a 1. We need to know what the retail value is for it so we can claim it with the moving company. Thank you so much!

By: Jimie

Jimie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:51:38 +0000

Did you ever find anymore information about your bookends? I also have the same ones with the XS 662/A and 662/B. As with you, I purchased them in England in 1989 and have often wondered exactly how old they might be?

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:50:28 +0000

Hi Korin,

I have Hummel #11/0 ‘Merry Wanderer’ TMK1 (double crown marks), 6″ tall approx, excellent condition.
Can you tell me how much its worth?
Thank you very much.

By: Clay

Clay — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:20:58 +0000

I recently bought a Hummel figurine, “Sensitive Hunter”, that has the following marks.

On the base, is the “Hummel” signature on the top of the base, and a V-Bee trademark on the bottom of the base. However, the word “Germany” appears under the trademark, rather than “Western Germany”, which is what is displayed on most other examples of this figurine.

Several things, the hunter’s hair, the position of the rabbit’s ears, the surface sheen, slight crazing, indicate to me that this is a piece from the mid fifties, but I wonder if you can narrow it down closer than that?

Additionally, my mother collected Hummels for decades (it seemed) and this piece does have a distinctive pinhole on the figurine, rather than the base, which I have been led to believe indicates the point where the figurine was supported while pigment was applied.

Any help at all will be appreciated.