This closeup shows the detail of his sculpted face:
He's very appropriately reading a gardening book.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Heissner Gnome
Another vintage German gnome, this one is a bit later than those previously posted, made in West Germany in the 1950s or '60s. Manufactured in high quality vinyl by Heissner, one of the oldest German gnome makers, this reading gnome measures 13 inches tall to the tip of his hat.
This closeup shows the detail of his sculpted face:
He's very appropriately reading a gardening book.
This closeup shows the detail of his sculpted face:
He's very appropriately reading a gardening book.
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What a fabulous face, such a look of wonderment.
ReplyDeleteWhys is there a blue 'thing' growing out of his temple?
Hmmmm...I'm not sure! It looks to me like some bit of airbrushing that missed its mark, but I'll take a closer look at him when I get home tonight, and report back with my findings.
ReplyDeleteA troll shot him!
ReplyDeleteI have a Heissner Gnome too. You would be horrified though. He actually lives in the garden tear round, so he doesn't look nearly as nice as yours. I was under the impression that garden gnomes belonged in the garden, but it seems they would actually prefer to be in the living room.
Yes, my gnomes have an aversion to the outdoors. I guess I should be calling them "living room gnomes." Perhaps they qualify as a new sub-species...
ReplyDeleteYep, Norma: the blue spot is just bad airbrushing. If you look at the top photo, of the other side of his head, there's a darker curl there. On this side, they just got a big glob of the dark paint in that spot. Sloppy, sloppy...
ReplyDeleteHe's so cute we should forgive his imperfections :)
ReplyDeleteTracy - I have been looking for a little gnome just like that! Are you interested in selling him?
ReplyDeleteMy mother recently passed away --- She kept two gnomes just like the one you found on our mantle. She often spoke to me about having one and had them on a list she made for me. However, a new list was created - a simple and unfinished one. The gnomes were not designated to me or anyone on the new list. It ended up that one of my sisters took the two gnomes. I have been looking for another - for even if they are not my mother's, having one just like hers would mean the world to me.
ReplyDeleteYou can email me at liesiehas5@aol.com
Deleteoh, I hope you aren't too attached to him, yet.
What is the value/price
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