#180

German Bisque
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$3,500
sold
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14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep and side-glancing googly eyes,painted curly lashes,short feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with wide beaming smile,accent line between the lips,brunette mohair bobbed wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing,amusing young chef costume. Condition: generally excellent,some light body retouch. Marks: 173.5. Comments: Hertel and Schwab for Strobel & Wilkin,1914,the googly was marketed as "Jubilee Googly" to celebrate the firm's 50th anniversary. Value Points: wonderful expression of shy delight enhanced by fine quality of bisque and painting.