#180

German All-Bisque Kewpie as Uncle Sam
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$500
sold
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Description
6" (15 cm.) One-piece bisque head,torso and legs,loop-jointed arms with starfish-shaped hands,painted blonde hair with topknot and side curls,blue wings,black side-glancing googly eyes,closed mouth,painted shoes and socks. Condition: generally excellent,small chip on right shoulder,rub mark on cheek. Marks: OÞNeill (feet). Comments: Kewpie,designed by Rose OÞNeill,made in Germany,circa 1915. Value Points: Kewpie is wearing his factory-original Uncle Sam costume,and has rarer painted shoes and socks.