Rare German Bisque Painted Eye Character,130,by Wislizensus with Superb Sculpting

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25" (64 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head,lightly-painted boyish hair,over-sized ears,painted facial features,small pale blue eyes,thick black upper eyeliner,rounded nose,closed mouth modeled as though open with outlined lips,composition and wooden ball- jointed body,antique boys costume including plaid woolen hooded coat. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: W.S.K. 130 Germany. Comments: Adolf Wislizensus,circa 1911,from the rare series of art character dolls introduced in that year under the new directorship of Hans Heincke; another example of a rare doll from this series is #248 in this auction. The art character dolls of Kammer and Reinhardt and Gebruder Heubach mostly controlled the market share,so few buyers were found for Wislizensus art dolls; production was very small and for a short period only making them very rare today. Value Points: rare model with outstanding bisque and sculpting especially the impressed double-dimples at each cheek,crinkles at eye corners,and double chin.