Featured Carved Smiling, Confident Barefoot Boy; European?

Almost 6" tall, the base is 2 3/8" x 1 5/8"; 2 1/4 oz.

This is another piece that is so very finely done, of a wood that has only barely discernible grain, that at first (an' second!) glance, it looks cast from some composite. He is a remarkably sweet caricature of a happy, untroubled youth. Note the upturned great toes! I love him!

When, an' where, was he made? I'll guess Germany...but he could be from any of the Scandinavian countries. His dress an' haircut seem to put him easily pre-war; but my ignorance is great here.
Thanks for lookin'!

 

You do feel inclined to smile back at him!
(I smile at happy looking dogs in the park)

 

He is Anri, named "Hans Bliss" by Hafner

 

Wow! Bliss, indeed! Now I'm on the chase...for Anri, an' Hefner. Thanks, a lot!

 

The older I get, the more I smile...especially at kids an' dogs, and things like this.

 

My first reaction was Anri as well. He would be good to set next to your alarm clock to start your day with a smile.

 

When I'm walking, babies and dogs get my attention. Fortunately, as a senior and grandmother, no one gets too excited when I approach for a baby's smile or a dog's sniff, LOL!

 

Did you see this? Apparently he has a girlfriend.

Look what I found on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1344154289/siegfried-hafner-anri-wood-figures-boy?ref=share_v4_lx

 

Yes, I did...but UNfortunately, I don't have her...Sigh.

 

Makes me smile too.
Is this the same Anri that made those mechanical bottle stoppers?

 

I'm wholly without clue, pearls...yesterday was the first time I heard about Anri...