#77

Rare German All-Bisque Figurine
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$350
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Description
6 1/2" (17 cm.) Bisque vase with rounded back has sculptural figural design on the front depicting a little blonde haired child with topknot and forelock curl,painted blue side-glancing eyes,"O" shaped mouth,her arms clasped in front of her shivering naked body as she stands in knee-deep water; a poem at the bottom reads "Oh! please don't think I'm bad or bold/cause where it's deep,it's awful cold". Condition: generally excellent. Marks: G.G. Drayton. Comments: Germany,circa 1920,the design was based on the illustrations of Grace Drayton. Value Points: rare and sought- after figure of shivering little curly-haired girl,by the American artist.