#239

Wonderful German Bisque "Jubilee" Googly,Model 165 by Hertel and Schwab
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head with rounded plump facial shape,chubby cheeks,blue glass sleep and side-glancing googly eyes,dark eyeliner,painted curly lashes,single-stroke brows,rounded nose with accented nostrils,closed mouth with watermelon-slice-shaped smile,accented lips,brunette mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing,wonderful antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 165-6. Comments: Hertel and Schwab,from their series of "Jubilee" googlies,circa 1916. Value Points: wonderful expression on the wide-eyed googly,with original toddler body,fine quality of bisque and painting.