#48

German Bisque Character
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$5,000
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Description

30" (76 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, short brush-stroked brows with enhancing decorative glaze, accented nostrils, closed mouth with richly shaded and glazed lips, auburn mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique lace dress, undergarments, shoes. Condition: generally excellent, body appropriately sized and having original finish, albeit Kestner. Marks: K*R Simon & Halbig 117/A 76 (head) Germany (red stamp on body). Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt, their "Mein Liebling" model, circa 1912. Value Points: very beautiful example of the angelic-faced child, having fine quality bisque, original paper label.