#174

German Bisque Character with Brown Painted Eyes,149,by Hertel and Schwab
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$3,400
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Description

15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown painted eyes with well-defined white eye dots, black and red upper eyeliner, short feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with very full shaded lips, brunette mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Marks: 149 4. Comments: Hertel and Schwab, circa 1910. Value Points: very expressive features with beautiful eye painting, original body finish, great antique costume includes unusual felt novelty pincushion parasol