#48

German Bisque Character
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$5,000
sold
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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.