#34

Delightful and Rare German Bisque Character,134,by Hertel and Schwab
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$6,500
sold
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head,small brown glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,painted curly lashes,delicately feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,blonde mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,antique white pique dress with cut-work trim,undergarments,kid-skin shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 134 5. Comments: Hertel and Schwab,circa 1912. Value Points: the rarity of the plump-cheeked young child is rivaled by her superb sculpting and fine luminous bisque,original wig,body,body finish.