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German Bisque Toddler by Franz Schmidt with Sculpted Hair
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$2,000
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15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head with sculpted short brown boyish hair, blue glass sleep eyes, dark painted curly lashes, rounded nose with accented nostrils, open mouth, two porcelain upper teeth, tongue, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing. Condition: generally excellent, hands retouched. Marks: 34. Comments: Franz Schmidt, circa 1915. Value Points: rarer model with unusual dark brown sculpted hair enhanced with decorative glaze, great antique sailor costume.