#380

German Bisque Character, 548, by Kley and Hahn, Wigged Variation
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$500
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Description
22" (56 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head with very chubby cheeks and chin, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth modeled as though open, with defined tongue, shaded and outlined lips, modeled stuck-out ears, dimpled chin, brunette human hair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K&H (in banner) 548 15 Germany (head) Germany (red stamp on torso). Comments: Kley and Hahn, circa 1912. Value Points: rare model with outstanding modeling complemented by very chubby torso and limbs of toddler body.