![Hamburg, Germany. 12th Apr, 2019. Michael Kerle, Managing Director of the auction house Stahl, holds a garden gnome painted by former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (SPD). The Wicht, sold in 1986 for a Hamburg, Germany. 12th Apr, 2019. Michael Kerle, Managing Director of the auction house Stahl, holds a garden gnome painted by former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (SPD). The Wicht, sold in 1986 for a](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/T3X6BR/hamburg-germany-12th-apr-2019-a-garden-gnome-painted-by-former-chancellor-helmut-schmidt-spd-stands-in-the-auction-house-stahl-the-wicht-sold-in-1986-for-a-good-cause-now-comes-under-the-hammer-again-to-dpa-helmut-schmidt-and-the-garden-gnome-figure-with-hammer-under-the-hammer-credit-daniel-bockwoldtdpaalamy-live-news-T3X6BR.jpg)
Hamburg, Germany. 12th Apr, 2019. Michael Kerle, Managing Director of the auction house Stahl, holds a garden gnome painted by former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (SPD). The Wicht, sold in 1986 for a
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Hamburg, Germany. 12th Apr, 2019. A garden gnome painted by former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (SPD) stands
![Hamburg, Germany. 12th Apr, 2019. A garden gnome painted by former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (SPD) stands in the auction house Stahl. The Wicht, sold in 1986 for a good cause, now comes Hamburg, Germany. 12th Apr, 2019. A garden gnome painted by former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (SPD) stands in the auction house Stahl. The Wicht, sold in 1986 for a good cause, now comes](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/c66cc44602d94d1ab2e445924031fbaa/t3x69n.jpg)