#115

German Bisque Pouting Character "Hans",Model 114,by Kammer and Reinhardt
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$2,600
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Description
19" (49 cm.) Bisque socket head,painted facial features,shaded blue eyes in well-defined eye sockets,thick black upper eyeliner,one-stroke brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with very full pouting lips,brunette mohair bobbed wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,wearing antique white pique Sunday-best jacket,undergarments,trousers,saddle shoes. Condition: generally excellent,some typical wig pulls at back of head under wig. Marks: K*R 114 49. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt,their model marketed as "Hans",circa 1909. Value Points: excellent facial modeling with special detail around the eyes,and fine painting of lips and complexion,original body and body finish.