#106

German Bisque Art Character "Gretchen" by Kammer and Reinhardt in Original Costume
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$2,200
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head, light blue glass painted eyes, heavily-modeled eyelids, black upper eyeliner, one-stroke tapered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with very full lips, dimpled lip corners and chin, brunette mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent, original body finish albeit hands scuffed, few wig pulls at upper right crown rim. Marks: K*R 114 46. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt, their model marketed as "Gretchen", circa 1910. Value Points: well-modeled characterization enhanced by finest bisque with dewy patina, original body and body finish, original costume.