#157

Petite German Bisque Child, 99, by Handwerck in Wonderful Antique Costume
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$500
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Description
10" (25 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 99 Germany H 4/0. Comments: Heinrich Handwerck, circa 1900. Value Points: the pretty wide-eyed child has lovely bisque, original body and body finish, and wears beautiful antique dress, knit cap, undergarments, shoes and socks.