#172

German Bisque Child, Model 117A, "Mein Liebling", by Kammer and Reinhardt
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Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes and short feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, shaded lips, brunette mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K*R Simon & Halbig 117/A 58 (head) Heinrich Handwerck (body). Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt, circa 1912, the doll was marketed as "Mein Liebling" (my darling). Value Points: especially pretty example with fine bisque and painting, the wistful faced child wearing lovely antique costume. Private collection Linda Kellermann.