#47

German Bisque Art Character,Model 101,with Glass Eyes by Kammer and Reinhardt
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$4,250
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head,small brown glass sleep eyes,dark upper eyeliner and thickly-fringed short lashes,incised eyeliner,one-stroke tapered brows,closed mouth with shaded glazed lips,brunette mohair bobbed wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K*R 101 46. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt,circa 1912,the rare glass-eyed version of their early art character Marie. Value Points: rare model with wonderful sculpting enhanced by fine matte bisque and decorative glaze on very full pouting lips,fine antique costume.