Valley Auctions’ third Ted Bauer Hummel collection sale illustrated exactly which Hummels are in demandDUBLIN, VA — Proving once and for all that some Hummels are more equal than others, bidders sent many lots at Valley Auctions‘ third dispersal of the Ted Bauer collection into sizable four-figure sums on July 27. Complete results are available at LiveAuctioneers. Hummels are collected around the world and have been since 1935, when […]
Royal Doulton, Hummel characters grace Jasper52 auction Sept. 18 NEW YORK – The drinking vessel called the toby jug dates to the 18th century when potteries in England produced them for export to the American Colonies. They are named for the character Toby Philpots in the song The Little Brown Jug. Production of these jugs, which typically depict a man holding a jug […]
In a fragile economy, Hummel re-enters figurine businessROEDENTAL, Germany (AP) – Ceramics craftsman Udo Troeger labors on a porcelain figurine at the M.I. Hummel factory, working alone under low-hanging fluorescent lights. A blaring radio fills the silence amid rows of empty desks. That Troeger, or anyone, remains at work represents progress for Hummel. The 74-year-old line of sentimental porcelain figures popular with […]
1925 Michelin stone-lithographed poster leads our five auction highlights1925 Michelin Stone-lithographed Poster, $113,115 TURIN, Italy – Italian auction house Aste Bolaffi’s April 16 Advertising Posters sale was dominated by its anticipated top lot: an Italian-market 1925 poster for Michelin tires. Printed with the now-lost stone lithography method, the colorful poster measured 55 by 39in and featured an oddly turned-away Bibendum, aka the Michelin […]