#289

German Bisque Laughing Character,116/A,by Kammer and Reinhardt with Toddler Body
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$1,000
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Description
20" (50 cm.) Bisque socket head,small blue glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,painted curly lashes,brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth modeled as though open with shaded and outlined lips,two porcelain sculpted upper teeth,brunette mohair bobbed wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing. Condition: generally excellent,few typical wig pulls around crown rim. Marks: K*R Simon & Halbig 116/A 50. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt,circa 1912. Value Points: very fine modeling with fine luminous bisque,original wig,toddler body,and rose organdy costume that is likely original.