#497

Beautiful Early German Bisque Child, 89, by Handwerck with Early Toddler Body
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$2,900
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24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head with elongated facial modeling and very full cheeks, brown glass sleep eyes, thick black eyeliner, painted lashes, brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, open mouth, shaded lips, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with chubby torso, side-hip jointed upper legs, along with antique brown leather boots, stockings, antique undergarments and dress. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 89.13. Comments: Heinrich Handwerck, circa 1895. Value Points: rare early model with beautiful bisque, superb mohair wig, near mint original and early toddler body.