Hummel Figurine Girl with Basket WW2 Reproduction Made in USA Hand Painted Rare

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Hummel Figurine Girl with Basket WW2 Reproduction Made in USA Hand Painted Rare:
$10.00

Early in World War II,the Nazis shut down all religious schools in the country, including the school at Siessen. In 1940, Nazi officials took over the convent, forcing more than 200 of the nuns to leave, allowing only 40 to stay as prisoners, with no heat or income and little food. Hummel had gone home to her family, but requested to come back within three months, as she missed the Sisters. By then, the Nazis had made off with half of the money Hummel had earned for the convent. Sister Hummel fell ill with tuberculosis in 1944, and died on November 6, 1946, at age 37.

Goebel’s production of Hummel figurines died down during World War II and, toward the end of the war, halted completely. In the United States, a subsidiary of Ars Sacra, produceda chalkware line of original figurines in Hummel style. These were usually marked with a foil sticker that read “Authentic Hummel Figure, Produced by Ars Sacra, Made in USA,” and sometimes a “B. Hummel” mark with either “Ars Sacra” or “Herbert Dubler, Inc.”

Between 1946 and 1949, the United States Military Occupation Government gave Goebel permission to resume production.

This Hummel made in USA reproduction of a girl holding a basket has several chips, the worst one is on the basket. She is about 4 1/2\" tall and has the foil sticker on the bottom.