#281

Rare German Bisque Character Doll, Model 143, by Ernst Winkler
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head depicting a laughing child, painted facial features, narrow blue intaglio eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, feathered brows, accented eye corners, closed mouth modeled as though open with row of painted teeth and defined tongue tip, blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden fully-jointed body, antique school girl costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: W 142. Comments: attributed to Ernst Winkler, circa 1910, an original Winkler Puppe box is shown in Cieslik's German Doll Encyclopedia with an illustration of this doll model. Value Points: very rare character doll with delightful and distinctive expression, fine quality of bisque and painting.