#232

German Bisque Character, 1357, by Alt, Beck, and Gottschalk
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$350
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head, painted brown hair in side-parted fashion and with brush-stroked detail, painted facial features, blue upper glancing eyes, feathered brows, black upper eyeliner, open mouth, two beaded upper teeth, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1357 ABG 25. Comments: Alt, Beck and Gottschalk, circa 1910. Value Points: the little toddler has wonderfully detailed dimples and double chin, wears antique sailor costume.