#179

Large German Bisque Art Character, Model 100, by Kammer and Reinhardt
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Description
19" (50 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head, painted baby hair with brush-stroked detail, painted grey/blue eyes with heavily modeled eyelids, black upper eyeliner, one-stroke brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded lips, composition bent limb baby body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K*R 100 50. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt, the first of their series of art reform character dolls, 1909. Value Points: exceptional quality of sculpting especially around the mouth and chin, very fine quality of bisque, original body and body finish, rare largest size of the model.