#73

All-Bisque Character Resembling Moritz
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7" (18 cm). One piece all bisque head and torso to waist, sculpted brown hair with unusual sculpted curly fringe around the face, painted side-glancing eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single stroke brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with watermelon slice-style mouth shape, bisque lower torso attached to upper torso with rounded hidden stringing ball, loop-jointed bisque arms and legs with modeled bent legs and arms in playful pose, bare feet, painted white sleeveless shirt and black knickers. CONDITION: generally excellent. MARKS: 2272 (shirt) 272 (pants, arms, legs). COMMENTS: the character resembles the German storybook character Moritz, circa 1915. VALUE POINTS: rare all-bisque character with all original parts, unusual sculpting of hair, swivel waist.