#294

German Bisque Character Doll, Model 141, by Hertel and Schwab
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$2,000
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head, tiny blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, short curvy feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with defined space between the very full outlined lips, blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, nicely-costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 141 7. Comments: Hertel and Schwab, circa 1912. Value Points: rare model with wonderful detail of sculpting, especially of lips, fine quality of bisque and painting.