VTG 1950-55 Apple Tree Girl (141/1) and Apple Tree Boy (142-1) Hummel

  

"Apple Tree Girl" and "Apple Tree Boy" are two of the most collectible and desired Hummel designs by collectors. Modeled in Germany by Arthur Moeller in 1940, they have been redesigned several times over the years in different sizes. A Hummel collector's dream! Hummel's signature is incised on the back of each figurine's base. "141/1" is stamped on the bottom of Apple Girl, and "142/1" is incised on the bottom of Apple Boy.

These are the mold numbers. Made of fine porcelain, each figurine measures 6"H x 3.5"W x 3D and weighs.

The hand-painted colors are vivid without any discernable flaws. Each is in excellent condition. Born in 1909, Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel was both an artist and a nun from the Third Order of St. After her drawings found success, Hummel hired W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik, a local porcelain fabrication company, in 1934 to create a sculpture modeled after one of her drawings. It was then that a partnership between Hummel and owner Franz Goebel was formed. Following their introduction to the world at the 1935 Leipzig Fair, Hummel figurines quickly became very popular - particularly in the US as American soldiers stationed in Germany often sent them home as gifts for their children. Although Hummel passed away from tuberculosis in 1946 at the age of 37, her pieces have retained their popularity and remain collector items to this day.