German Bisque Boy with Sculpted Hat and Bodice by Hertwig

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14" (36 cm.) Bisque shoulder head depicting young man with head inclined to the left,painted brown eyes with red and black upper eyeliner,rose eye-shadow,feathered brown brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with defined space between the accented lips,muslin stitch-jointed body with bisque lower arms,and wearing a blue velvet suit. He has a sculpted bodice with mauve shirt,white collar and cheerful large yellow bow accented with beaded flowers. His brown sculpted hair has tousled wind-blown curls topped by a jaunty grey hat with pink banding that perches on the back of his head. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Hertwig,circa 1890. Value Points: wonderfully defined facial features on the rare shoulder head model,fancy bodice,hair and hat.