#273

Very Rare Grand-Sized German All-Bisque Kewpie
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$850
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Description
13" (33 cm.) All-bisque with one-piece head,torso and legs modeled in standing pose,loop- jointed bisque arms and legs with starfish-shaped fingers,modeled topknot,side curls and forelock curl,blue wings,painted black side-glancing eyes with white eyedots,black upper lashes,dash brows,closed mouth in thin line smile with impressed dimples. Condition: generally excellent,tiny pin flake at back arm rim. Marks: O'Neill (feet). Comments: Germany,circa 1912,from original drawings by Rose O'Neill. Value Points: very rare grand size of the all-bisque model,perhaps the largest size made,with finest quality of painting and blush.