Twins Hans and Sigrid Wendt were born on October 9, 1930. On the occasion of their christening in March 1931, their mother Olly Wendt designed differently colored and themed variants of a twin brother and sister pair as gifts for the godparents and guests attending this momentous event – including this particular pair – so that each guest could take home a completely personal keepsake of the big day.
As a harbinger of the new season, the Girl with Winter Aconite announces nature’s reawakening. With their yellow flowers, winter aconites colorfully herald the approaching spring. From the end of January, when in a mild winter the carpet of snow begins to melt, they pop their heads up above the ground, forming a sea of yellow blooms. This happy little girl provides inspiration for fresh springtime decorating.
When in January the white star-shaped flowers of the Christmas rose pop their heads out of the cold ground, our new Blossom Girl is getting ready to take a walk over the fields and meadows. A beanie, jacket and sturdy shoes protect her from the icy cold. Five snow-white sepals frame the graceful yellow stamens of the Christmas rose, which are painted with a fi ne brush and a particularly steady hand. Equally impressive is the delicate floral pattern decorating the girl’s skirt – almost 30 tiny flowers adorn the pink fabric. The strands of hair that have escaped from her hat and her cheeky braids are just two of the lovely details that give this little girl her unmistakable charm.
On request, the painters at our manufac-tory will inscribe the base with a personal message, the names of the loving couple or a date, in beautiful hand-painted let-tering. The personalisation of this item is included in the price. The inscription can be a maximum of 18 characters long and placed on the front and the back of the base.
On request, the painters at our manufac-tory will inscribe the base with a personal message, the names of the loving couple or a date, in beautiful hand-painted let-tering. The personalisation of this item is included in the price. The inscription can be a maximum of 18 characters long and placed on the front and the back of the base.
On request, the painters at our manufac-tory will inscribe the base with a personal message, the names of the loving couple or a date, in beautiful hand-painted let-tering. The personalisation of this item is included in the price. The inscription can be a maximum of 18 characters long and placed on the front and the back of the base.
The birds all vary in size and have different colored plumage. They get their individual look through the application of translucent paint that makes their feathers shimmer in a wide range of shades and colors.
This happy little girl, designed by Grete Wendt, does not appear as an individual figurine in any previous old catalogues or price lists. This leads us to believe that she has never before been sold in this particular form anywhere in the world.
In high spirits, these small ducklings tumble from one adventure to the next. And as their heads can be moved, they spend their time looking either cheekily ahead or quizzically behind them. The perfect gift for all small chicks stepping out in life with big strides – on their first day in kindergarten, or when they start school for the first time.
In high spirits, these small ducklings tumble from one adventure to the next. And as their heads can be moved, they spend their time looking either cheekily ahead or quizzically behind them. The perfect gift for all small chicks stepping out in life with big strides – on their first day in kindergarten, or when they start school for the first time.
Fans will not have to make a special trip to Antarctica to enjoy our penguins, this trio will waddle straight into your home on their large yellow feet. The use of translucent paint makes their black and grey feathers look soft and fluffy. But the real distinctive feature on the large and medium-sized penguin is the rotating head that allows them to look furtively in one direction and then cheekily in the other. Olly Sommer, later Wendt, designed this group of figurines – in addition to many other animal figurines – between 1922 and 1925, and left behind these fabulous creatures we still find enchanting today.
Fans will not have to make a special trip to Antarctica to enjoy our penguins, this trio will waddle straight into your home on their large yellow feet. The use of translucent paint makes their black and grey feathers look soft and fluffy. But the real distinctive feature on the large and medium-sized penguin is the rotating head that allows them to look furtively in one direction and then cheekily in the other. Olly Sommer, later Wendt, designed this group of figurines – in addition to many other animal figurines – between 1922 and 1925, and left behind these fabulous creatures we still find enchanting today.
Fans will not have to make a special trip to Antarctica to enjoy our penguins, this trio will waddle straight into your home on their large yellow feet. The use of translucent paint makes their black and grey feathers look soft and fluffy. But the real distinctive feature on the large and medium-sized penguin is the rotating head that allows them to look furtively in one direction and then cheekily in the other. Olly Sommer, later Wendt, designed this group of figurines – in addition to many other animal figurines – between 1922 and 1925, and left behind these fabulous creatures we still find enchanting today.
An exclusive video shows the painstaking work that goes into their production and how the unique paint effects are achieved. You will be amazed!
An exclusive video shows the painstaking work that goes into their production and how the unique paint effects are achieved. You will be amazed!
An exclusive video shows the painstaking work that goes into their production and how the unique paint effects are achieved. You will be amazed!
In an exclusive video we show you how the delicate foliage of our deciduous tree is created through skillful turning on the lathe. You will be amazed!
How the Moon Family came into being is described in a poem that appeared in August 1933 in “Hans Kunterbunt”, a supplement in the ‘Leipziger Neueste Nachrichten’ newspaper. Tired of living in the sky, the family wanted to experience other places. So they asked the toymaker to help them. “Let him carve us quickly out of good wood; we will then travel the world as wooden samples; and later we will decide whether we like it better here or there!”
They liked it here in Germany and they have also become sought-after collectables all over the world. And so they returned to the collection in May 2016 – with all the original cast, just as Olly Wendt designed them in 1925.
How the Moon Family came into being is described in a poem that appeared in August 1933 in “Hans Kunterbunt”, a supplement in the ‘Leipziger Neueste Nachrichten’ newspaper. Tired of living in the sky, the family wanted to experience other places. So they asked the toymaker to help them. “Let him carve us quickly out of good wood; we will then travel the world as wooden samples; and later we will decide whether we like it better here or there!”
They liked it here in Germany and they have also become sought-after collectables all over the world. And so they returned to the collection in May 2016 – with all the original cast, just as Olly Wendt designed them in 1925.
How the Moon Family came into being is described in a poem that appeared in August 1933 in “Hans Kunterbunt”, a supplement in the ‘Leipziger Neueste Nachrichten’ newspaper. Tired of living in the sky, the family wanted to experience other places. So they asked the toymaker to help them. “Let him carve us quickly out of good wood; we will then travel the world as wooden samples; and later we will decide whether we like it better here or there!”
They liked it here in Germany and they have also become sought-after collectables all over the world. And so they returned to the collection in May 2016 – with all the original cast, just as Olly Wendt designed them in 1925.
How the Moon Family came into being is described in a poem that appeared in August 1933 in “Hans Kunterbunt”, a supplement in the ‘Leipziger Neueste Nachrichten’ newspaper. Tired of living in the sky, the family wanted to experience other places. So they asked the toymaker to help them. “Let him carve us quickly out of good wood; we will then travel the world as wooden samples; and later we will decide whether we like it better here or there!”
They liked it here in Germany and they have also become sought-after collectables all over the world. And so they returned to the collection in May 2016 – with all the original cast, just as Olly Wendt designed them in 1925.
How the Moon Family came into being is described in a poem that appeared in August 1933 in “Hans Kunterbunt”, a supplement in the ‘Leipziger Neueste Nachrichten’ newspaper. Tired of living in the sky, the family wanted to experience other places. So they asked the toymaker to help them. “Let him carve us quickly out of good wood; we will then travel the world as wooden samples; and later we will decide whether we like it better here or there!”
They liked it here in Germany and they have also become sought-after collectables all over the world. And so they returned to the collection in May 2016 – with all the original cast, just as Olly Wendt designed them in 1925.
How the Moon Family came into being is described in a poem that appeared in August 1933 in “Hans Kunterbunt”, a supplement in the ‘Leipziger Neueste Nachrichten’ newspaper. Tired of living in the sky, the family wanted to experience other places. So they asked the toymaker to help them. “Let him carve us quickly out of good wood; we will then travel the world as wooden samples; and later we will decide whether we like it better here or there!”
They liked it here in Germany and they have also become sought-after collectables all over the world. And so they returned to the collection in May 2016 – with all the original cast, just as Olly Wendt designed them in 1925.
Grete Wendt loved the world of fairy tales and she used her fascination with them to create a whole series of fairy tale figurines. These include Cinderella with her turtle doves – the best-known scene in the Brothers Grimm version.
What is less well known is that Grete Wendt also designed a glass slipper that according to her sketches should have been placed next to the little bench. What has become of the shoe is known only to Cinderella and Grete Wendt.
When stars fall from the heavens and turn into coins, it is fairy tale time at Wendt & Kühn. Sitting in a moonlit glade, the Sterntaler Girl from the famous German fairy tale “The Sterntaler” spreads out her apron – five stars have already landed in her lap. Three further stars, painted on with a fine paint brush, have fallen next to her on the meadow.
Grete Wendt designed the figurine before 1930 and nearly a century on she still impresses us with her modest demeanor. An enchanting gift and exactly right for lovers of fairy tales, star gazers and those we wish to thank for their selflessness and helpfulness. And because we can not only catch the stars but puzzle with them, the Sterntaler Girl also adorns a 24-piece fairy tale jigsaw puzzle.
“Oh, grandmother, what big ears you have”– for many of us these words take us right back to our childhood. And in 1929, Grete Wendt used this story from the Brothers Grimm as inspiration for yet another fairy tale design. This group of figurines depicts the scene in which Red Riding Hood approaches grandmother’s bed. A 24-piece jigsaw puzzle is a magical addition to this figurine duo.
We have put together a detailed series of photos showing how our Wolf in Bed is made using the finest craftsmanship.
“Oh, grandmother, what big ears you have”– for many of us these words take us right back to our childhood. And in 1929, Grete Wendt used this story from the Brothers Grimm as inspiration for yet another fairy tale design. This group of figurines depicts the scene in which Red Riding Hood approaches grandmother’s bed. A 24-piece jigsaw puzzle is a magical addition to this figurine duo.
We have put together a detailed series of photos showing how our Wolf in Bed is made using the finest craftsmanship.
In August 2015, a group of figurines who were there right at the start of this creative enterprise returned to the collection: the Berry Pickers. In 1913, Grete Wendt entered a competition to create “tasteful souvenirs”. With great success, as her Berry Pickers took second prize. After the prize-wining group of figurines had appeared in numerous magazines she received many orders, and these finally gave her the impetus, two years later, to found the Wendt & Kühn workshops.
In August 2015, a group of figurines who were there right at the start of this creative enterprise returned to the collection: the Berry Pickers. In 1913, Grete Wendt entered a competition to create “tasteful souvenirs”. With great success, as her Berry Pickers took second prize. After the prize-wining group of figurines had appeared in numerous magazines she received many orders, and these finally gave her the impetus, two years later, to found the Wendt & Kühn workshops.
In August 2015, a group of figurines who were there right at the start of this creative enterprise returned to the collection: the Berry Pickers. In 1913, Grete Wendt entered a competition to create “tasteful souvenirs”. With great success, as her Berry Pickers took second prize. After the prize-wining group of figurines had appeared in numerous magazines she received many orders, and these finally gave her the impetus, two years later, to found the Wendt & Kühn workshops.
You can almost hear the groaning of the little girl’s sleigh laden with all her goodies – in addition to the bright star, she’s pulling freshly baked bread, wine and even a splinter box, so popular throughout the Erzgebirge in former times for safekeeping small valuables. There’s a cold wind blowing outside, as evidenced by the girl’s warm scarf and thick wool socks. Her young companion is meanwhile keeping one hand warm in his pocket.
The delightful figurine composition was designed more than 40 years ago by Olly Wendt as a gift for friends and family. They were never produced in series and have been seen in 2014 for the very first time by the general public.
Conceived more than 40 years ago as a gift for family and friends by Olly Wendt, the creative designer at Grete Wendt’s side, the boy with tree first appeared to a large audience in autumn 2014 and has been spreading a touch of wintery spirit ever since. He has never been manufactured in volume before. Bundled up in his warm clothes and furnished with holiday accessories, this figurine will definitely make unusual accent pieces.
Where do the Blossom Kinder and Friends go for their well-deserved winter sleep when in Advent they hand over their stage to the angels and Santa Claus?
They can rest in comfort, carefully protected in our sturdy high-quality “Treasure Chest”. And because the Blossom Kinder, animal figurines and messengers of spring come in different shapes and sizes, the box has compartments with different dimensions. Using the flexible dividers, you can create up to 39 compartments customized “winter quarters” for your treasures.