#144

German All-Bisque Kewpie as Chinese Baby
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$1,250
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Description
5" (13 cm.) Classic standing all-bisque Kewpie with loop-jointed arms has overpainted facial features and hair including thick black eyeliner and lashes and black bobbed hair; wearing an antique silk costume of Chinese child including pom-pom trimmed cap and rich ribbon embroidery. Excellent condition. Marked "O'Neill" on feet. Rare model with commissioned costume and painting original to the doll and wonderfully detailed,circa 1915.