Boy with Gazania (African Daisy / Treasure Flower)

Boy with Gazania / African Daisy / Treasure Flower Wendt and Kühn Blossom Kinder (Flower Children) Collection 5-3/4" tall WK no. 5248/26 with a Wendt and Kühn Presentation / Gift Box Made in Germany Gazania flowers are a member of the daisy family Asteraceae, genus Gazania. They are also known as the treasure flower or the African daisy. The gazania flower is named after the 15th-century Greek-Italian scholar Theodorus of Gaza. It is a low-maintenance South African flower available in a look-at-me color spectrum. __________ Wendt and Kühn of Grünhainichen, Germany, a "Toymakers Village"- since 1915  Imaginative, unique, elegant, and delicate figurines from a traditional workshop - meticulously hand-crafted by 155 artisans - 80 are painters, but only four (4) paint faces. Winner of the 1937 World's Fair, Paris Gold Medal - Grand Prix Simply Exquisite!