#361

German Bisque
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$1,800
sold
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque shoulder head with oval shaped face and elongated throat,blue glass sleep eyes,heavily modeled eyelids,painted lower lashes,mohair lashes,arched feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with accented lips,brunette mohair wig in upswept coiffure over plaster pate,kid pin-jointed body with padded bosom,bisque forearms,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 172 7. Comments: "Gibson Girl" designed by Charles Dana Gibson,after his popular illustrations depicting early 20th century society lady with pretentious haughty airs,produced by Kestner,circa 1910. Value Points: largest size of the model,with fine quality of bisque and sculpting.