I inherited a few Hummels from my German mother. Would anyone know if these are real and what their value might be?

by PhoenixGenau

7 comments

  1. Maybe don’t sell them. We all will be old sometimes and you’ll have a headstart then.

  3. There’ll be a proof mark under the bottom. Here’s an example on eBay, also digging the mark in one picture: https://ebay.us/m/m5rh6y

    Mine (also inherited) has the same mark, plus the word “Germany”.

    Note that the price on the above eBay sale (not mine) is the asking price. It won’t sell for that. Try to search completed sales/auctions for a price which sells — if any. I tried to sell. Nine years later now, I got used to it sitting in my living room.

    I guess that around 2010 the figurine market had already tanked completely. The economic situation was bad, and there were fire sales. Note that I’m not a collector; I happened to meet one guy who was in the Ü-Ei business (selling supplies for Kinder Egg figurine collectors); one day, he was busier than a beaver in a coffee lake, the next day, his family business was deader than a dead moose.

    In my case, the Hummel figurine is an excellent and artful piece of kitsch, but at least it reminds me of quality time with my grandparents 50+ years ago.

    Good luck!

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