Auguste Müller (1847 in

Seiffen The town of Seiffen is located in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, which is in the central south of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. The earliest record of the town dates to 1324 when it was referred to as "Cynsifen". Seiffen nestles in the ...

– 1930) was a German folk carver, who was involved in Seiffen's traditional wooden toymaking. Her works made from waste wood are now counted among the most valuable pieces of

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. She followed in her father's footsteps as a toymaker. Müller was noted for her use of metaphor in her carvings, which she made with a particular sensitivity. The Erzgebirgisches Spielzeugmuseum in Seiffen is in possession of some of her works such as the religious "Weihnachtstempel", which she made in 1918.

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1847 births 1930 deaths People from Erzgebirgskreis German woodcarvers German women sculptors 19th-century German sculptors 19th-century German women artists 20th-century German sculptors 20th-century German women artists Folk artists Women woodcarvers {{Germany-sculptor-stub