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Description
12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head with highly characterized facial sculpture of kindly old
gentleman based upon the Thomas Nast drawings of Uncle Sam,angular face with prominent
nose,cheek bones and jaw,brown glass inset eyes,very thick sculpted grey brows,closed
mouth,beaming smile,incised and highlighted age wrinkles,white mohair wig and
beard,Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed body,wearing classic Uncle Sam
costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: S 1 Germany. Comments: Cuno and Otto
Dressel,circa 1895,from their series of American historical figures. Value Points: wonderful and
unique sculpture of the American legendary figure.