#269

German All-Bisque "Tynie Baby" with Painted Hair by Horsman
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$1,400
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Description
8" (20 cm.) Solid domed bisque swivel head on chubby bisque torso,rounded facial shape,sculpted blonde baby hair and tinted brows,blue glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,accented nostrils,closed mouth with center accent line,loop-jointed bisque arms and legs,lovely antique baby gown. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: c. 1924 by E.I. Horsman Co. Inc. Germany. Comments: Horsman,their "Tynie Baby" of 1924 was designed by Bernard Lipfert,as competition for the Bye-lo Baby of the preceding year. Value Points: especially fine detail of sculpting of petulant frown lines,fine quality of bisque.