#320

German All-Bisque Wigged Kewpie
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5 1/2" (14 cm.) One piece bisque head, torso and legs, loop-jointed bisque arms, starfish-shaped hands, painted side-glancing eyes, impish smile, blue wings, modeled topknot under original wig. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: O'Neill. Comments: Kewpie, designed by Rose O'Neill, circa 1915. Value Points: original wig in elaborate coiffure.