#44

German All-Bisque "Kewpie Waits for Tea and Cookies"
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$1,800
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Description
4" (10 cm.) h. 4 1/2"l. An all-bisque figural depicts Kewpie seated on a bisque "wicker" chair behind a matching round table,the entire arrangement posed on a matching bisque platform. Kewpie has topknot,blue wings,right side-glancing eyes,and has folded arms as though he has been instructed "don"t touch". On the table a tea service and cookies are arranged. Marked C. in stamp and incised with Goebel symbol and "Depose". Excellent condition. Germany,circa 1912,designed by Rose O"Neill,made by Goebel.