#330

Rare German Bisque Character "Baby Bo-Kaye"
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$2,200
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Description
16" (41 cm.) h. 11" circ. Solid domed bisque head with flanged neck,brown sculpted baby hair with low swept curls across the forehead,brown glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,tinted brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with downcast lips,very plump cheeks,muslin body,composition lower limbs,antique costume. Condition: bisque excellent,body is original albeit paint flaking on composition. Marks: copr. by J.L. Kallus Germany. Comments: rare model designed by American artist,Joseph Kallus,patron of Rose O'Neill,and marketed as Baby Bo- Kaye,produced in Germany,circa 1925.