#491

German Bisque Glass-Eyed Character, Rare Glass-Eyed Variation of Model 100 by K*R
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$1,100
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Description
20" (50 cm.) Bisque socket head, hazel glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, thickly-fringed upper lashes, one-stroke tapered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth modeled as though open, and with shaded and outlined lips and mouth, deeply-impressed lip and cheek dimples, dimpled double chin, brunette human hair bobbed wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing, antique costume and carrying tin lunch pail. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 50. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt, circa 1910. Value Points: rare variation of the firm's signature 100 model, having glass sleep eyes and wig.