11-29-2023 05:30 PM
hi everyone. i picked this piece up a few days ago, thinking the mark looked unusual. i'm not an expert on Hummels, but aren't the full bee marks generally from "West Germany." also, the bee looks different to me from other examples of the large bee that i see here on ebay. what i'm wondering is, is this piece more correctly dated as "pre-1950?" any help will be greatly appreciated...thanks
11-29-2023 11:01 PM
if it doesn't say hummel anywhere, it is not a hummel, just a geobel
11-30-2023 12:01 AM
it does say MJ Hummel on the backside of the base. i didn't upload that picture. what i'm trying to determine is its age.
11-30-2023 07:07 AM
Most of the charts put the full bee at 1950-59.
Janet
12-03-2023 01:44 PM
Hummel 45/0 Madonna with Halo. (Color version, also produced in white).
Size 10.50" to 11.75".
Goebel Trademark 2 Full Bee, used from 1950 - 1957.