#271

German Bisque Character, 116, by Kammer and Reinhardt with Rare Painted Hair
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Description
22" (56 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head, painted light brown hair with defined forelock curl, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, short brush-stroked brows with feathering, accented eye corners and nostrils, open mouth with shaded and accented lips, stuck-out tongue, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing, antique mariner costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K*R S&H 116 50. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt, circa 1912, their model known as "Phillip". Value Points: rare painted hair variation of the laughing character has exemplary bisque and painting.