April 25, 2024
HUMMEL Mel 2 Prototype Girl w/ Fir Tree Advent Candleholder TMK1 Crown Full Bee
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Hummel Girl with Fir Tree Figure Advent Candleholder Prototype: Girl with Fir Tree (Mel. 2 / HUM 116) Marks: MEL. 2, Incised Crown, Stamped Full Bee Approx. 3-3/8" high Excellent condition! This figurine came from a Hummel collector's estate. We have a few more listed here. ABOUT "MEL" FIGURINES Goebel produced three advent candleholder figurines, known as the Hummel Trio, based on drawings by M. I. Hummel in late 1939. Reinhold Unger was the sculptor. Sister Hummel’s convent did not approve the molds for release. Hence, “M. I. Hummel” does not appear on the round base. Instead, Goebel marked the bottom “Mel,” representing the last three letters in Hummel, and the number 1, 2, or 3. The “Mel” figurines were sold only in Germany. Goebel factory records indicated that eight different “MeL” figurines were produced.In the early 1950s, Gerhard Skrobek, a master sculptor at Goebel, redesigned the Hummel Trio figurines. They were eventually released as HUM 115 (Advent candlestick Girl with Nosegay), 116 (Advent candlestick Girl with Fir Tree), and 117 (Advent candlestick Boy with Horse.) Heidi Ann von Recklinghausen in The Official Hummel Price Guide: Figurines & Plates offers this comment about the “Mel” figurines: “The original models were made with the ‘Mel’ prefix followed by 1, 2, and 3 for 115, 116, and 117, respectively. These
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