#351

Wonderful German Bisque Character,1295,by Franz Schmidt with Toddler Body
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$1,100
sold
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Description
25" (64 cm.) Bisque socket head,dark blue glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,painted curly lashes,incised eyeliner,brush-stroked and feathered brows,sculpted nostrils of button-shaped rounded nose,open mouth with shaded lips,two porcelain upper teeth,tongue,blonde mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing,antique cotton school dress,undergarments,knit stockings,kidskin shoes with pom-poms. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1295 F.S. & C. 55. Comments: Franz Schmidt,circa 1912. Value Points: rarely found character with wonderfully-expressive features,impressed dimples at lip and eye corners and chin,rarer toddler body,fine larger size.