#80

German Bisque Character with Brown Painted Eyes,Model 526 by Kley and Hahn
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$2,800
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head,painted facial features,brown painted eyes with white eye dots,black and red upper eyeliner,painted upper lashes,lightly feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with center accent line,brunette human hair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,wearing antique cotton shirt and blue overalls. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K&H Germany 526 6. Comments: Kley and Hahn,circa 1912,from their art character series. Value Points: rarer model with unusual brown eyes,excellent quality of bisque and painting. The doll is featured in Dolls,Images of Love by Selfridge,page 59.