#209

American Wooden Character
Live Auction

$2,000
sold
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Carved wooden socket head with painted facial features,deeply sculpted facial characterization,brown intaglio eyes,white eyedots,rounded nose with accented nostrils,closed mouth with very full petulant lips,all wooden fully-spring-jointed body. Condition: good,original condition with some complexion fading,nose rub,forehead deep scratch,body finish worn. Marks: (Schoenhut incised mark). Comments: Schoenhut,made 1911-1912 only,the rare model was marketed as "Tootsie-Wootsie". Value Points: among the rarest of the Schoenhut characters with excellent quality of sculpting.