#320

German Bisque Character,250,by Marseille for Borgfeldt with Tiny Stuck-Out Tongue
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$550
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13" (33 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head with painted tan baby hair,intaglio blue eyes with large black pupils,black upper eyeliner,short stroke brows,accented eye corners,button-shaped tiny nose,closed mouth with outlined lips,sculpted tongue tip,stuck-out ears,composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: G.B. 250 A 1 M Germany DRGM 248/1. Comments: Marseille,circa 1920,under special commission for Borgfeldt. Value Points: wonderfully-characterized face with fine sculpting and painting,original body and body finish,on the rare-to-find model.