Background: Hummel plates are an offshoot of the wildly popular Hummel figurines that have been produced in Germany since 1935. In 1971, a German manufacturing company introduced a line of plates with similar motifs.Hummel plates came from Hummel figurines. The inspiration for the figurines came from the pen of Berta Hummel, a young German woman with uncanny artistic abilities. She refined her techniques at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.In 1934, Berta Hummel changed her life’s direction, taking her vows as a nun. Thereafter, she was called Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel. She lived at the convent of Siessen at Saulgau, teaching kindergarten and continuing her artwork.German manufacturer Franz Goebel decided to use Sister Maria’s sketches in his new figurines. In 1935, Goebel forged an agreement with the convent and Sister Maria Innocentia. Franz’s family-owned porcelain business, W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik, would carefully handcraft every figurine while Sister Maria retained final artistic control. After many years of producing Hummel figurines, Franz Goebel introduced a similar line of Hummel plates. His whimsical creations immediately became popular with American collectors.The White Porcelain Collectors Plate from West Germany is 4" in diameter and is only available from an international club for collectors that currently has more than 100,000 members. The set of 11 reproduction mini plates are in MINT condition, in their original boxes and many of these darling Vintage pieces are extremely hard to find and extremely rare. Although the plates ceased production in 1995 (making them even more collectible and prized today) there are many in this lot, including Hear Ye Hear Ye, Globetrotter, Apple Tree Girl, Happy Pastime, Singing Lesson, Chick Girl, Feeding Time, and others that are rare and quite popular. This brand has undoubtedly begun to catch hold again with the American public, so now is the time to scoop them up before their prices go through the roof. Sales for Hummel figurines and plates are consistently reaching record highs over and over again at auciton.....do not miss out!

Mint Condition -New in their original Boxes

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