#33

Large and Beautiful German Bisque "Mein Liebling" by Kammer and Reinhardt
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$8,500
sold
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Description

32" (80 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted dark curly lashes, short brush stroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with shaded and accented lips, dimpled chin, brunette human hair in ringlet curls, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. marks: K*R Simon & Halbig 117 80. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt, circa 1912, their model marketed as "Mein Liebling" (my darling). Value Points: the largest model ever made of the desirable wistful-faced child, having finest quality bisque and sculpting, original body and body finish, beautiful antique brown wool and velvet coat and bonnet, dress, undergarments, shoes and stockings.