Wendt and Kühn Angels- The Grünhainichen Angel Orchestra

I love my Wendt and Kühn Angels! The Grünhainichen Angel Orchestra sits on my mantle at Christmastime. Their sweet faces make me smile. When it’s time to unpack our set of Wooden Angels, it takes me back to my childhood. When I was a little girl I would spend hours arranging and re-arranging the bands of angels, and I even imagined I could hear them play.

There are many copies of these Angels, but the original Grünhainchen Angels are made by Wendt & Kühn. You can identify them by their sweet faces, and the fact that each of the green wings has exactly 11 dots.

Today, my kids love arranging the German Angels Band…. bringing them out of their wrappers is part of our Christmas Countdown. Every year we try to add a new instrument to our collection…

Wendt & Kuhn Angel of Love with Gold Platted Heart

In 2023, the Wendt & Kühn Grünhainichen Angels celebrate their 100th Anniversary!

The Wendt and Kühn Company

Wendt & Kühn shop in Seiffen

Grete Wendt her friend Margarite Kühn founded the Wendt & Kühn company in 1915 in Grünhainchen, Saxony. The Erzgebirge is known for wooden decorations, and this company began by producing Angels, Candlesticks, Music Boxes and small Treasure Boxes. According to the company website, Grete’s brother joins the company in 1916, and the company expands. By 1919 Margarite leaves the company, and it is run by the Wendt Company.

In Fall of 1923, Grete Wendt designed the first three Angels with plans to give them to her employees as Christmas gifts. An angel with a violin, one with a flute, and one with a staff. The sweet angels were never meant to be sold, but Grete enjoyed making them so much, she immediately designed other members of the angel orchestra. By 1937, the Grünhainichen Angels had won a prize at the Paris World Trade Fair. Today there are over 500 different Angels! And they are collected by people around the world.

Some are blond, others brunette. Some Angels sit on little blocks, others stand. You will know the true Grünhainichen Angels by their green wings, each with exactly 11 dots.

Today, the company makes Flower Children, Music Boxes, and of course, the famous Grünhainichen Angels. Each figure is made by hand in Saxony by one of the 155 employees. And each of the sweet faces is painted by one of four specially trained artists.

Visit Wendt & Kühn in Germany

You can visit the World of Wendt & Kühn in Grünhainichen. There you find exhibits relating to the history of the company and the angels. You can even try your hand at painting the 11 dots!

Or you can visit their shop in Seiffen (like I did) , and marvel at all of the figurines! Angels, flower children, and more!

Wendt and Kühn Angels

Grünhainichen Angel Musicians

Wendt & Kuhn Handpainted Wooden Grunhainichen Angel with Balalaika Wendt & Kuhn Brunette Hand Painted Grunhainichen Angel Cymbals Figurine Wendt & Kuhn Composer Angel with Stave. Gold Plated Wendt & Kuhn Hand Painted Wooden Grunhainichen Angel with Harp Wendt & Kuhn Blonde Hand Painted Grunhainichen Angel Pan Flute Figurine Wendt & Kuhn Blonde Hand Painted Grunhainichen Angel Tuba Figurine Sitting Wendt & Kuhn Brunette Hand Painted Grunhainichen Angel Concertina Figurine Sitting Wendt & Kuhn Brunette Hand Painted Grunhainichen Angel Triangle Figurine Wendt & Kuhn Blonde Hand Painted Grunhainichen Angel Trombone Figurine Wendt & KÜHN Angel Tuba Brunette Figurine

Wendt & Kuhn Brunette Hand Painted Grunhainichen Angel Zither Figurine Sitting Wendt & Kuhn Brunette Hand Painted Grunhainichen Angel Saxophone Figurine Wendt & Kuhn Brunette Hand Painted Grunhainichen Angel Bell Wreath Figurine Standing

Wendt & Kuhn Brunette Hand Painted Grunhainichen Angel Playing Gong Wendt & Kuhn Brunette Hand Painted Grunhainichen Angel Bassoon Figurine Sitting Wendt & Kuhn Blonde Hand Painted Grunhainichen Angel Kettle Drums Figurine Wendt & Kuhn Blonde Hand Painted Grunhainichen Blonde Angel Grand Piano Figurine Closed Wendt & Kuhn Brunette Hand Painted Grunhainichen Angel Clarinet Figurine

Do you Need a Base to Display Your Wendt and Kühn Angels?

This three tiered riser is a perfect way to show off all of your Wendt and Kühn Angels..

Wendt & Kuhn Angel Mountain 3 Tier Made in Germany

Vintage Wendt and Kühn Angels

These adorable angels are fragile, but you can find Vintage Wendt and Kühn angels in good condition. They are quite collectible. To make sure you are getting Authentic Wendt & Kühn, check the label (here’s a guide to the label through the years)

New! Angel with Gingerbread and Bird by Wendt & Kühn of Germany Vintage Wendt & Kuhn Hand Painted Gruhainichen Blonde Angel At the Grand Piano Traditional German Folk Art Hand Made Wooden Figurine Set of Three Pine Trees by Wendt & Kühn of Germany Angel (Brunette) with Two Candles by Wendt & Kühn Of Germany Vintage Erzgebirge East Germany Wendt and Kühn Expertic Wood Music Angel Wooden Decoration Christmas 2-3/8″ Tall

Love this Video of a German Angel Band

The language of the video is German, but there is nice music, and you can get a sense of how wonderful it is to have a collection of these Wooden Angels. (I must warn you… the intro is long… go ahead and skip the first minute)