#39

German All-Bisque Kewpie with Guitar as Candy Container
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$1,100
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Description

4" (10 cm.) One piece all-bisque standing Kewpie, glancing to the right and downward, clasping an oversized guitar, and posed alongside a white bisque "egg-shell" designed for use as candy container. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 4854 (incised). Comments: Germany, designed by Rose O'Neill, circa 1912. Value Points: rare action model of Kewpie with beautifully painted guitar, designed as novelty candy container.