Vintage Hummel Figurine | "Chick Girl" | "Kukenmutterchen" | 1979-1991 | MTK-6 "Missing Bee" Marking

Kukenmutterchen or "Chick Girl" is a classic Hummel figurine design featuring a young girl tending to three chicks, two in a basket and one that appears to need a little help rejoining her sisters int he basket. This gentle moment is beautifully captured in Hummel's trademark, innocent pastoral style.

ABOUT HUMMELS (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Hummel figurines (also known as M.I. Hummel figurines or simply Hummels) are a series of porcelain figurines based on the drawings of Maria Innocentia Hummel. Hummel began to appear in the 1930s in Germany and Switzerland, mostly pastoral drawings of children. The German art publisher Ars Sacra was involved in the early popularization of the art on postcards. Hummel's "art cards" became popular throughout Germany, catching the eye of Franz Goebel, porcelain maker and head of W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik. Goebel acquired rights to turn Hummel's drawing into figurines, producing the first line in 1935. 

BIXLEY NOTES
• Vintage Hummel Figurine
• Kukenmutterchen (Chick Girl)
• Marked Goebel - West Germany
• TMK-6, 1979-1991
• Beautiful porcelain figurine
• Measures 3 1/4" tall x 3" in diameter at the base

VINTAGE NOTES
• In excellent condition (see pictures)
• See photos for more details

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