Excellent condition.  No paint loss ,cracks or chips. Hand painted and colourful. A collectors item marked Germany

Circa 1900 Johann Maresch Company
This fabulous  Hand painted Gnome was created by the famous Czechoslovakian Earthenware Maker. Number 3676 Johann Maresch, began his crafting in 1841 in Aussig, Elbe Bohemia. From 1899 Ferdinand Maresch was the master and created many majolica and terracotta pieces. Approximately 7-7/8ths inches tall, 2-11/16ths inches across the bottom of it's base.

Circa 1900 Johann Maresch Company
This lovely and fanciful little Hand painted Gnome figural lugging the barrel on his shoulder was created by the famous Czechoslovakian Earthenware Maker Number 6908 approximately 7-7/8ths inches tall, 2-3/8ths or so across the base.

Circa 1900 Johann Maresch Company
This  fanciful little Hand painted Gnome figural was made by the famous Czechoslovakian Earthenware Maker. Matchstick Holder.
The gnome is numbered on the back of the legs  12252. approximately 7-5/8ths inches tall, 2-3/8ths or so across the base.

Circa 1900 Johann Maresch Company
A fabulous and fanciful little Hand painted Gnome figural stretched out in repose on his elbows with his smoking pipe in hand was created by the famous Czechoslovakian Earthenware Maker.

Made by HEISSNER. Germany  Stands 12" tall.  The gnome is sitting on a stump, holding a lantern.   Great condition with original paint.  There is minor paint loss on the left knee, a fleck missing on the front of the hat 1/2" above the hairline, and a small piece of paint gone in the middle of the chest.  There are no cracks.  Paint is bright and does not appear to ever have been outside.

Set of 3 PVC plastic gnomes and a toadstool as card table of manufacturer ZEHO Rudi Hofmann, Coburg, Germany, made about 1970 – 1980  31cm tall

Two little earthenware gnomes, carefully hand painted, made in 1991 – the original signs of 'Werbezwerge', i.e. 'Advertising Gnomes', one of the rooms of the former First German Gnome Museum.

Beautiful old plastic gnome made by manufacturer Heissner, Germany, about 1970. Height 37,5 cm Marked 917, West Germany

£8.16

Rare vintage photograph showing a collection of gnomes by Philipp Griebel, Gräfenroda, Thuringia, Germany,  c1900.

Antique terracotta painted gnome signed Germany. Gnome measures 5" inches tall. The condition and paint are wonderful but there are a couple of flea bites at the bottom of his feet.

Vintage German terracotta gnome with various chips Measures 10.5X8.5X4"

A beautiful and very old head of a garden gnome in original paint, made about 1930 by Philipp Griebel, Gräfenroda,Thuringia, Germany. The head is from the archives of Erich Griebel, West Germany, and was used in the Fifties as a painting sample.

1950's Spang gnome 11.5 inches tall garden gnome, He has a pipe in one hand and a rake in his other hand (the rake is made from wood, although the rake is intact, the head does fall off so would need to be mended or replaced). I think the gnome is made of pottery, clay or terracotta, and is a hollow but heavy figure (as shown in base photo), weight is 915gms.

Antique lidded stoneware beer stein with beautiful handpainted gnome relief decor, made in Germany about 1930 by an unknown manufacturer.

Philipp Griebel Handpainted antique earthenware gnome with two flower pots made in Thuringia, Germany about 1930. Partly restored (dirty surfaces and one leg was broken), mainly in original painting.