Boy with Helenium
Helenium is a genus of annuals and herbaceous perennial plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the Americas.
They bear yellow or orange daisy-like composite flowers. A number of these species (particularly Helenium autumnale) have the common name sneezeweed, based on the former use of their dried leaves in making snuff. It was inhaled to cause sneezing that would supposedly rid the body of evil spirits.
The genus is named for Helen of Troy, daughter of Zeus and Leda.
New 2023
5" tall
WK no. 5248/28
with a Wendt and Kühn Presentation / Gift Box
Made in Germany
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Wendt and Kühn of Grünhainichen, Germany,
a "Toymakers Village"- since 1915
Imaginative, unique, elegant, and delicate
figurines from a traditional workshop -
meticulously hand-crafted by 155 artisans -
80 are painters,
but only four (4) paint faces.
Winner of the 1937 World's Fair, Paris
Gold Medal - Grand Prix
Simply Exquisite!