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Description
15" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head with very dark
brown complexion,brown glass sleep eyes,mohair
lashes,painted black brows and lashes,accented
nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with modeled
tongue tip and beaded teeth,black mohair wig,brown
composition and wooden fully-jointed toddler body
with side-hip jointing. Condition: generally
excellent. Marks: 36 W.S.K. 150 1/2 DRGM 452711.
Comments: Wiesenthal,Schindel,and Kallenberg,the
German firm advertised bisque character dolls from
1911 until the end of the 1920s,with international
marketing. Value Points: a rare model with
original body,both head and body having excellent
detail of sculpting,and the doll wearing a khaki
safari uniform and cap labeled "Exposition
Coloniale 1931"; that Paris exposition was
designed to show the diverse cultures of France's
colonial possessions.