Born Berta Hummel in 1909, Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel was both an artist and a nun from the Third Order of St. Francis. In 1933, Hummel and her fellow sisters of the Convent of Siessen staged an ...

Franz Goebel began the German porcelain firm that was eventually responsible for the guileless and ever popular Hummel series. Little did Goebel know in 1876 what a sensation his great-grandson and a ...

Do you own any Hummel figurines? They could be worth money. Like Precious Moments dolls, Pokemon cards or Beanie Babies, these porcelain items featuring children with rosy cheeks have been sold since ...

Hummel figurines have a rich history. The popular porcelain figures of wind-swept and rosy-cheeked children are based on the drawings of a nun living in Germany back in the early 20th century — and ...

Dear Harry: I purchased a Hummel figurine for $4 at a yard sale. It is a boy holding a horse and horn. The bottom is marked “2391C,” “1967,” and “Goebel.” What is it worth? R.M., Allentown, E-mail ...

Elke Knauer, master Hummel figurine painter from West Germany, will make her first appearance in the United States during the ninth annual International Craftsmen Exhibition at Busch Gardens, The Old ...