TMK1 Hummel #4 LITTLE FIDDLER earliest trademark 1 TMK

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Hummel #4 "Little Fiddler" Incised TMK1

Rare earliest trademark.  Full crown, incised mark.  The full crown mark was first used in 1935.  It was used until 1950.  The incised form is from the earlier part of this era. 

This "little fiddler" has the early impressed or "incised" crown mark.

Stands 4-15/16" tall.

This figurine is the same as Hummel #2, except that the hat is finished in charcoal black.  It was first modeled by master sculptor Arthur Moeller in 1935.  The old names for this style are "Violinisit" and "Wandering Fiddler."  The reference book value for this figure, with this early trademark, is more than $700.

I have found three bubbles formed during the casting process.  Each is detailed in a close up photo.  There is one on the back of the rim of the hat.  One is on the bow for the violin.  The last is on the back side of the boy's right arm.

On the back of the boy, under his left arm, there is a lateral scratch.  It has proven difficult to photograph, as it has apparently been colored to match the glaze color on the boy's coat.

This figure is amazingly free of crazing.  Most TMK1 pieces show significant crazing due to the differing coefficients of thermal expansion between the glaze and clay body.  Very few have survived since the 1930s and 40s without crazed glaze.

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