#160

Two Rare German All-Bisque Kewpies as Hottentots
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$1,900
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Description
5" (13 cm.) Each is one-piece bisque head,torso and legs,with loop-jointed arms,and having brown complexion,painted black hair with topknot,large side-glancing painted eyes,dot brows,closed mouth,blue wings. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: O'Neill (and paper label,on lighter brown). Comments: Germany,circa 1912,designed by Rose O'Neill,the brown-complexioned Kewpies were marketed as Hottentots. Value Points: among the rarest Kewpie models,each of these has original red fetish Kewpie token necklace; the darker with unusual very full lips.