#146

German All-Bisque Character,"Didi", Designed by Jeanne Orsini
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$1,400
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Description
5" (13 cm.) One-piece bisque head and torso,very narrow blue glass eyes,painted curly lashes,single stroke brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with wide smile,loop-jointed bisque arms and legs,right arm modeled bent at elbow,painted white stockings and brown one-strap shoes,nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent,tiny flake at hip rim of left leg. Marks: J.I.O. c. 1920. Comments: designed by American artist,Jeanne Orsini,and made in Germany,circa 1925. Value Points: fabulous detail of unique facial model with impressed dimples at lip edges,unique pointing finger on left hand.