Reinhard Griebel, owner of Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel is pictured in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Garden gnomes are pictured at Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Outside view of Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Iris Umbreit, an employee of Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel is pictured while cleaning a garden gnome, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Garden gnomes are pictured at Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Reinhard Griebel and Iris Umbreit are pictured at Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Veronica Jaeger, an employee of Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel is pictured while hand-painting a garden gnome, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Iris Umbreit, an employee of Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel is pictured while cleaning a garden gnome, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Iris Umbreit, an employee of Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel is pictured while cleaning a gnome figure depicting the Swiss wrestling called "Schwingen" for a Swiss customer, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Garden gnomes are pictured at Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Garden gnomes are pictured at Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

A garden gnome is pictured at Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Reinhard Griebel and Iris Umbreit are pictured at Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Garden gnomes are pictured at Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Garden gnomes are pictured at Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Iris Umbreit, an employee of Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel is pictured while cleaning a garden gnome in Graefenroda, near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Garden gnomes are pictured at Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Garden gnomes are pictured at Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

A garden gnome is pictured at Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Garden gnomes are pictured at Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

A garden gnome is being hand-painted inside the Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Garden gnomes are pictured at Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Garden gnomes are pictured at Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Garden gnomes are pictured at Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Garden gnomes are pictured at Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Garden gnomes are pictured at Garden Gnome Manufactory Philipp Griebel, in Graefenroda near Erfurt, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Soccer Football - FA Cup Fourth Round - Doncaster Rovers v Oldham Athletic - Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, Britain - January 26, 2019 General view of a Doncaster Rovers gnome before the game Action Images/Ed Sykes

Some garden gnomes, one of which he claims once spoke to him, part of the several hundreds collected since 2009 by Belgian Gilbert Rassart, an amateur guitarist and former customs agent, are seen in the village of Avennes, Belgium August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Belgian Gilbert Rassart, an amateur guitarist and former customs agent, sits among some of the hundreds of garden gnomes he started collecting in 2009, one of which he claims once spoke to him, in the village of Avennes, Belgium August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Belgian Gilbert Rassart, an amateur guitarist and former customs agent, stands among some of the hundreds of garden gnomes he started collecting in 2009, one of which he claims once spoke to him, in the village of Avennes, Belgium August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Belgian Gilbert Rassart, an amateur guitarist and former customs agent, sits among some of the hundreds of garden gnomes he started collecting in 2009, one of which he claims once spoke to him, in the village of Avennes, Belgium August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Belgian Gilbert Rassart, an amateur guitarist and former customs agent, sits among some of the hundreds of garden gnomes he started collecting in 2009, one of which he claims once spoke to him, in the village of Avennes, Belgium August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Some garden gnomes, one of which he claims once spoke to him, part of the several hundreds pieces collected since 2009 by Belgian Gilbert Rassart, an amateur guitarist and former customs agent, are seen in the village of Avennes, Belgium August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Some garden gnomes, one of which he claims once spoke to him, part of the several hundreds pieces collected since 2009 by Belgian Gilbert Rassart, an amateur guitarist and former customs agent, are seen in the village of Avennes, Belgium August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Belgian Gilbert Rassart, an amateur guitarist and former customs agent, shows his smallest garden gnome, one of the hundreds he started collecting in 2009, in the village of Avennes, Belgium August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Belgian Gilbert Rassart, an amateur guitarist and former customs agent, sits among some of the hundreds of garden gnomes he started collecting in 2009, one of which he claims once spoke to him, in the village of Avennes, Belgium August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Belgian Gilbert Rassart, an amateur guitarist and former customs agent, stands among some of the hundreds of garden gnomes he started collecting in 2009, one of which he claims once spoke to him, in the village of Avennes, Belgium August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Belgian Gilbert Rassart, an amateur guitarist and former customs agent, stands among some of the hundreds of garden gnomes he started collecting in 2009, one of which he claims once spoke to him, in the village of Avennes, Belgium August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Belgian Gilbert Rassart, an amateur guitarist and former customs agent, sits among some of the hundreds of garden gnomes he started collecting in 2009, one of which he claims once spoke to him, in the village of Avennes, Belgium August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

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A visitor displays a "Maohou" at a Spring Festival temple fair on the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Monkey in Beijing, China, February 9, 2016. "Maohou", which means hairy monkey in Chinese, is a traditional art form in Beijing that dates back to the Qing Dynasty and requires only the use of cicada slough and magnolia buds to form miniature sculptures. REUTERS/Jason Lee TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Official NFL team gnomes sit on shelves in a store before NFL Super Bowl 50 in San Francisco, California, United States, February 4, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Garden gnomes are seen on the fence of a house in Chateau Thierry November 11, 2014. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY)

A garden gnome sits on the window of a house that fell into the sea during a storm surge in Hemsby, eastern England December 6, 2013. REUTERS/Darren Staples (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

A garden gnome sits on the window of a house that fell into the sea during a storm surge in Hemsby, eastern England December 6, 2013. REUTERS/Darren Staples (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

A garden gnome sits on the window of a house that fell into the sea during a storm surge in Hemsby, eastern England December 6, 2013. REUTERS/Darren Staples (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Ceramic garden gnomes depicting members of Britain's royal family are seen at the house of Margaret Tyler in west London October 16, 2013. The royal fan has dedicated the inside of her house as a shrine to Britain's royal family. Picture taken on October 16, 2013. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ROYALS ENTERTAINMENT)

A ceramic garden gnome depicting Britain's Prince Charles is seen at the house of Margaret Tyler in west London October 16, 2013. The royal fan has dedicated the inside of her house as a shrine to Britain's royal family. Picture taken on October 16, 2013. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ROYALS ENTERTAINMENT)

A combination photo of German stereotypes as thought of by non-Germans. Pictured clockwise from top left : Garden gnomes; cuckoo clocks; no road speed limitations; jelly bear sweets; neo-Nazis; Bauhaus; Techno music and grilled pork hock. Pictured centre: traditional Dirndl dress. The Bavarian election will be held on September 15, 2013 and the German general election on September 22, 2013. INDIVIDUAL IMAGES WILL FOLLOW THIS COMBINATION REUTERS/Staff/Files (GERMANY - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS SOCIETY)

A garden gnome in colours of Borussia Dortmund is seen at the club shop at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund May 15, 2013. Picture taken on May 15, 2013. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

A garden gnome in colours of Borussia Dortmund is seen at the club shop at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund May 15, 2013. Picture taken on May 15, 2013. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

A garden gnome in colours of Borussia Dortmund is seen at the club shop at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund May 15, 2013. Picture taken on May 15, 2013. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

Combination photo of garden gnomes in colours of Borussia Dortmund at the club shop at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund May 15, 2013. Picture taken on May 15, 2013. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY)

Merchandising goods 'garden gnomes' with emblems of German Bundesliga first division soccer club Bayern Munich are pictured at a fan shop in Munich May 17, 2013. Picture taken May 17. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

File photos of (L) merchandising goods garden gnomes with emblems of German Bundesliga first division soccer club Bayern Munich at a fan shop in Munich May 17, 2013, and (R) garden gnomes in the colours of Borussia Dortmund at the club shop at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund May 15, 2013. German Bundesliga soccer clubs Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich will play in the Champions League final at Wembley in London on May 25, 2013. REUTERS/Staff/Files (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT SOCCER SOCIETY BUSINESS)

A decorative garden gnome in Borussia Dortmund colours is seen at the club shop at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund May 15, 2013. German Bundesliga soccer clubs Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich will play in the Champions League final at Wembley in London on May 25, 2013. Picture taken on May 15, 2013. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT SOCCER SOCIETY)

A decorated garden gnome designed by Elton John is seen during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 20, 2013. The annual show opens to the public on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)