#91

Fine Large German Bisque Character,
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$5,750
sold
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Description
25"(64 cm.) Bisque socket head,painted blue eyes with shaded detail,thick black upper eyeliner on the heavily-modeled eyelids,one-stroke tapered brows,rounded nose,closed mouth with very full outlined lips,dimpled chin,blonde mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,wearing wonderful antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K*R 114 64. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt,circa 1910,the "Gretchen"model from their art character series. Value Points: very rare-to-find large size of this wistful-faced girl,allowing for superb definition of facial features enhanced by artistic painting,original body and body finish,wig,and costume.