Charming vintage Erzgebirge Toy Wooden Flower Girl with Lantern

by Wendt un Kuhn East Germany

2 1/2 inches tall at top of her head

4 inches tall at top of lantern hook

Semi gloss paint, no paint chips

One tiny blonde pigtail has broken off

Grey-blue dress with white polka dots

Yellow hat with flower hand band

She holds a colourful lantern on a brass pole, not original to the figure, brass pole fits into slot between her hands and can be swapped out for another more appropriate pole

Original label showing a tree with W.u.K for Wendt und Kuhn and ges. gesch and the style dates to 1920 to c1935

Wendt und Kuhn (W.u.K.) began in 1915 in Eastern Germany. Blossom Kinder (Child) series was introduced in 1929. W.u.K. was renamed VEB Werk-Kunst when Nationalized in 1972 and often sold with Expertic general logo that covered many Nationalized wood crafters, and then re-privatized in 1990 with original W.u.K name.