#43

German Bisque Character "Das Lachende Baby" by Schoneau and Hoffmeister
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$3,000
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Description

23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lashes and brows, rounded nose with accented nostrils, open mouth in beaming smile, outlined lips, two porcelain teeth, tongue, brunette mohair wig, composition bent limb baby body, antique baby dress with embroidered flowers, bonnet, undergarments, knit booties. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Porzellanfabrick Burggrub Das Lachende Baby 930-6 1/ 2 Made In Germany DRGM. Comments: Schoneau and Hoffmeister, circa 1925. Value Points: rare model whose very expressive features resemble a baby version of the Princess Elizabeth model also made by that firm.