#379

German Bisque Art Character,549,by Kley and Hahn in Rare Large Size 6
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$11,500
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head depicting an older child,small blue glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,painted curly lashes,short feathered brows,accented nostrils of rounded nose,closed mouth with outlined lips,blonde mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K&H (in banner) 549 6 Germany. Comments: Kley and Hahn,circa 1912. Value Points: an exceptionally rare model,its rare large size allowing full expression of the character features,impressed dimples at the cheeks and chin and around the lips,finest quality bisque and painting,superb extended-length mohair wig,and wearing beautiful silk dress with lace trim,matching wide-brimmed bonnet,beaded purse,undergarments,stockings,and shoes.