#36

German Bisque Character Boy with Sculpted Hair,2048,by Bruno Schmidt
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Description
28" (71 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head,sculpted short boyish hair in side-parted fashion waved across his forehead,small blue glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,painted curly lashes,short feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth,outlined lips,two porcelain upper teeth,tongue,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,nicely costumed in cream woolen boy's suit with matching cap,undergarments,stockings,shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: BSW (in heart) 2048-6. Comments: Bruno Schmidt,circa 1912. Value Points: fine larger size of the distinctively-modeled boy doll with excellent detail of hair sculpting,original body and body finish.