#364

German Bisque Character,Model 100,w/Rare Glass Eyes by Kammer & Reinhardt
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$2,000
sold
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Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head with highly-expressive modeling of character features,blue glass sleep eyes,fringed upper lashes,one-stroke tapered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips,modeled space between the lips to appear as though open,defined double chin,brunette mohair bobbed wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing,original rubber hands,wearing antique sailor suit,black leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 50. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt,circa 1912,Value Points: very rare glass-eyed variation of the signature 100 model,the first of the art character dolls,very choice bisque and painting,and sculpture that is so fine as to be "first from the mold".