Hummel Bee Hopeful Collector Set
M. I. Hummel®
"Bee Hopeful"
M. I. Hummel 156086
Collector's Set
Set Contains:
1 - 151662 "Bee Hopeful" Hummel figurine
1 - 818194 "Mini Hope Chest" Display
CONDITION : NOS - New Old Stock
LIMITED EDITIONS:
Bee Hopeful figurine #12,487 (limited to 25,000 Worldwide)
Hope Chest Limited to 20,000 Worldwide
Includes Original Mint Boxes
and all original paperwork
Dimensions:
Bee Hopeful figurine: 4-1/4" tall x 2" wide x 2-1/2" deep
Small Hope Chest: 2-1/8" tall x 4-1/4" wide x 3-1/4" deep
Crafted in cold cast porcelain (Resin) and hand painted, the "Mini Hope Chest" display is the perfect way to
highlight the porcelain figurine, "Bee Hopeful" and is
a tribute to the artistry of Sister Maria Innocentia (born Berta Hummel) also known as M. I. Hummel.
In 1935, Franz Goebel, a forth generation owner of the W. Goebel
Porcelain Factory,
introduced the first M. I. Hummel® figurines, using Berta Hummel's
drawings as the inspiration for the delightful porcelain figurines.
When they first appeared on the German market, they were an instant
hit with the public,
which was then under the Nazi dictatorship of Adolf Hitler. Berta
Hummel's naive,
yet sentimental figurines reminded buyers of the peaceful world of
innocence, that they no longer enjoyed.
Insisting on maintaining the highest standards, Berta Hummel required
the artisans from the
Goebel factory come to her, at the Convent of Siessen, to consult with
her on the production details.
The W. Goebel factory continued to produce Hummel figurines after the
end of World War II and
Berta's death, on November 6, 1946. Berta's Hummel's work gained
worldwide popularity as soldiers
and sailors of the Allied Occupation Forces in Germany bought the
whimsical little figurines and sent them home.
The Goebel Collectors Club was formed in 1977, to bring the thousands
of Hummel collectors together, allowing
them to share information and stories about their "Hummels". In 1989,
the name of the club was changed
to the M.I. Hummel Club, and by 1994, there were over 250,000
registered members in the
United States alone, and there were an estimated Four Million serious
Hummel collectors, worldwide.
