#258

Rare Early German Bisque Child, WSK, with Especially Fine Modeling
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$1,700
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump cheeks, small blue glass eyes with spiral threading, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eyeshadow, feathered brows, accented nostrils, very slightly-parted lips with row of porcelain teeth, blonde mohair wig, early composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent, original body and body finish. Marks: WSK 2. Comments: Wiesenthal, Schindel & Kallenberg of Walterhausen, circa 1885. Value Points: rarely found model with exceptional detail of facial features, especially well-defined modeling about the mouth, unusual blushing of brows, cheeks and dimpled chin.