Atelier Fauni Finald Troll Murri 1950 ' S
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:37767224 | Type: Trolls |
| Doll Size: 4 1/2 in | Product Type: Doll(s) |
| Features: Vintage | Brand: Fauni |
| Packaging: Without Packaging |
Atelier Fauni Finland Troll named Murri. Made of leather, sheepskin, wood, and fur. 1950's. The inside is made of wood, it's covered in fur. There's a leather base, nose, and hands.
Helena and Martti Kuusikoski started Atelier Fauni Finland together in 1952. Martti Kuusikoski was a film and theatre actor and it was his wife who started making trolls to supplement their income. When Martti became a free artist in the early 1950s he joined her and st...rived to make the business work. At first they made Fauni trolls which they designed themselves but in 1955 the first Moomin trolls saw the light of day. The story goes that Tove Jansson, the creator of the Moomins, heard about it, loved the dolls and agreed to license them. The dolls had skin made out of leather, hair made out of real fur and in some cases clothes made out of legendary Marimekko fabrics.
He's cute, but his nose and head are loose. It would be easy to glue the nose and head on but I didn't want to do that.
See photos for condition. Please contact me with any questions or for additional photos. Thanks for looking!
Helena and Martti Kuusikoski started Atelier Fauni Finland together in 1952. Martti Kuusikoski was a film and theatre actor and it was his wife who started making trolls to supplement their income. When Martti became a free artist in the early 1950s he joined her and st...rived to make the business work. At first they made Fauni trolls which they designed themselves but in 1955 the first Moomin trolls saw the light of day. The story goes that Tove Jansson, the creator of the Moomins, heard about it, loved the dolls and agreed to license them. The dolls had skin made out of leather, hair made out of real fur and in some cases clothes made out of legendary Marimekko fabrics.
He's cute, but his nose and head are loose. It would be easy to glue the nose and head on but I didn't want to do that.
See photos for condition. Please contact me with any questions or for additional photos. Thanks for looking!
