Lot: 71


'Rhino', c1967

Renate Müller; Helene Häusler. 'Rhino', c1967. H. 39.5 x 83 x 31 cm. Burlap, blue and red leather, black button eyes. Marked: One leather ring (blue), the second (red) lost.

The rings are called 'Haeusler' rings. They indicate that the rhino was made very early (1967) by Helene Haeusler as professor at the technical college for design and toys in Sonneberg together with her student Renate Müller; Haeusler and Müller completed many burlap toys and brought them to the production stage.

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Hammer Price: 2,700 €

124A - Highlights
08. December 2015 at

Literature:

Renate Müller Spielzeug + Design, p. 8f; Penti, Erika und Bebo Sher, p. 266.