#318

Large German Bisque Character Baby, 151, by Hertel and Schwab
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22" (56 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head, blonde painted baby hair with forelock curl, small blue glass sleep eyes, painted curly lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, outlined lips, modeled tongue tip, two beaded upper teeth, composition bent limb baby body, jointed wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 151 14. Comments: Hertel and Schwab, circa 1915. Value Points: very fine detail of modeling on the large baby with original body, original body finish, unusual jointed wrists.