#436

Rare German Glass-Eyed Character,149,by Hertel and Schwab
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$7,500
sold
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head,small blue glass sleep eyes,painted curly lashes,short feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with very full outlined lips,blonde mohair bobbed wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 149 5. Comments: Hertel and Schwab,circa 1912. Value Points: the rare model has superb bisque and painting,very expressive features,and wears a wonderful suede Tyrolean costume with matching cap,and woolen sweater and leggings,silver-metal Edelweiss pin.