Born Berta Hummel in 1909, Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel was both an artist and a nun from the Third Order of St. Francis.

Franz Goebel began the German porcelain firm that was eventually responsible for the guileless and ever popular Hummel series. Little did Goebel know in 1876 what a sensation his great-grandson and a ...

Robert Jones, president of the Berks County chapter of the Goebel Collectors Club, and his wife Gail have been collecting Hummel figurines since 1972. A casual visitor might look over their display of ...

Do you own any Hummel figurines? They could be worth money. Like Precious Moments dolls, Pokemon cards or Beanie Babies, these porcelain items featuring children with rosy cheeks have been sold since ...

Q-Where can I find someone interested in buying a collection of 175 Hummel figurines and 13 Hummel collector plates? Also, how can I check out the value of these pieces? Is there a Hummel price guide?

ROEDENTAL, Germany — Ceramics craftsman Udo Troeger labors on a porcelain figurine at the M.I. Hummel factory, working alone under low-hanging fluorescent lights. A blaring radio fills the silence ...

I have friends of all sorts. Different ethnicities. Different religions. No religion at all. Men and women from different walks of life. I enjoy knowing people who see the world differently than I do.

Dear Harry: I have six white ceramic cherubs, each playing a musical instrument. The instruments are accordion, flute, harp, mandolin, trumpet and violin. They are marked on the bottom with a bee ...