Auguste Müller

{{Short description|German folk carver}}

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Auguste Müller (1847 in Seiffen – 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 Ore Mountain folk art.{{cite web|url=http://www.spielzeugmuseum-seiffen.de/virtuell/viausst/a15-2.htm |title=Weihnachtliche Gestaltungen |publisher=Spielzeugmuseum |accessdate=26 March 2016 |language=German |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626221111/http://www.spielzeugmuseum-seiffen.de/virtuell/viausst/a15-2.htm |archive-date=26 June 2008 |df=dmy }}

She followed in her father's footsteps as a toymaker.{{cite book|title=Bayerisches Jahrbuch für Volkskunde|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sHcXAQAAMAAJ|year=1957|publisher=Kommissionsverlag K. Hart|language=German|page=164}} 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.