#330

Rare German Bisque Painted Eye Character with Wonderfully-Expressive Features
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head with angular-shaped face and deeply-sculpted strong chin and cheek bones, painted small blue eyes with black upper eyeliner, arched feathered brows, pronounced strong nose with accented nostrils, closed mouth with wide beaming smile, tongue tip, beaded upper teeth, brunette mohair wig, composition and wooden fully-jointed body, wonderful antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Dep T. 11 Germany 09 (head) (holz-mass stamp on body). Comments: mystery maker, circa 1910. Value Points: highly-characterized appealing expression with notable nose and broad smile piercing the full cheeks, double chin.