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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head portraying a kindly older gentleman, having deeply chiseled age wrinkles, prominent nose and chin, cheek bones and wide beaming smile, brown glass inset eyes, thickly sculpted brows, red accents on age wrinkles, accented closed mouth, white mohair wig, composition fully jointed Sonneberg body, wearing Uncle Sam costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: S 5. Comments: Cuno and Otto Dressel, circa 1895, from their series of American heroes. Value Points: rare large model allowing full capture of detailed character features, choice bisque and painting, original costume.