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Description
21" (53 cm.) Bisque socket head with
deeply-sculpted facial features,pale blue
upper-glancing painted eyes with dark iris
outlined,painted upper eyeliner enhancing the
heavy eyelids,one stroke brows,accented
nostrils,closed mouth with very full outlined
lips,impressed dimple at chin,lower cheeks and lip
corners,original soft curly blonde mohair
wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body.
Condition: generally excellent,one tiny rub on
left cheek. Marks: K*R 106 53. Comments: Kammer
and Reinhardt,circa 1909,from their art character
reform series introduced in 1908 with the goal of
presenting dolls representing realistic faces and
expressions of children. The sculptor of three of
the art character dolls,models,100,102,and 107,has
been known to be the renowned German artist,Arthur
Lewin-Funcke based upon comparison to two of his
known sculptures. It is now also believed that
this very doll,the model 106,was also created by
his hand,based upon close resemblance to the
medallion bust that he sculpted of his
son,Andreas. Value Points: extremely rare doll,of
which only a scant few are known to exist,with
extraordinary artistry of both sculpting and
painting,is preserved in superb condition,wearing
fine antique Scottish plaids of wool and velvet
with undergarments,accessories,black leather shoes.