#294

German Bisque Art Character,101,
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$1,600
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18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head with very deeply sculpted facial features,dark blue painted eyes with deeply-set sockets,thick upper eyeliner,one-stroke tapered brows,accented nostrils of rounded nose,closed mouth with richly-glazed lips,brunette mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K*R 101 46. Condition: Kammer and Reinhardt,circa 1910,from their art character series,the model was marketed as "Marie". Value Points: especially fine quality of sculpting,original body and body finish,beautiful antique costume includes cut-work dress,undergarments,socks,shoes,ruffled lace bonnet,and leather handbag with incised "Lucy 1924".