Third Reich WHW Hand-Painted Terracotta Figures

Updated August 7, 2026

Lot number1005339
AuctionThe Bagale Collection, Session IV
DateAugust 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM MDT
Auction house345 Auction
LocationPueblo West, Colorado

Tokens (4) This group contains four molded terracotta clay donation tokens issued for the Winterhilfswerk (WHW) street collections during the Third Reich era. Belonging to a collection series celebrating traditional German fairy tales and folklore, the lot features two character busts and two animals. The figures comprise a stylized profile caricature bust, a bearded wizard or woodsman in a brown cap, a "Hedgehare" (Igelhas) climbing a leafy branch, and a seated robin or songbird with painted grey-blue plumage. Each piece is finished with hand-painted enamel accents. The reverse side of three items retains functional horizontal safety pins embedded into a circular clay or adhesive base. The wizard figure displays an exposed reverse mounting site with residual adhesive where the pin assembly has detached over time. The enameled surfaces show age-appropriate wear, edge scuffing, and minor paint loss. Individual pieces measure approximately 1.25 to 1.5 inches in height. OT

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