#226

Large German Bisque Art-Reform Character,100,by Kammer and Reinhardt
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$500
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Description
20" (50 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head with deeply- defined facial features and ears,painted brown baby hair,dark blue painted eyes in deeply-defined eye sockets,thick black upper eyeliner,incised eyeliner,one stroke tapered brows,closed mouth sculpted as though open with shaded lips,composition bent limb baby body,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K*R 100 50. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt,the first model from the firm's important art character reform series,1909. Value Points: rare large size allowing superlative detail of sculpted facial details,original body and body finish.