#261

Pretty German Bisque Child, 119, by Handwerck with Lavish Antique Costume
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$3,400
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27" (69 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner encircles the eye socket, painted lashes, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, shaded and accented lips, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 119-13 Handwerck 5 Germany (head) Handwerck (body). Comments: Heinrich Handwerck, circa 1900. Value Points: all original signed head and body, original deluxe wig, original body finish with fine lustrous patina, wearing superb antique dress with silk ribbons, undergarments, white ruffled cap, leather shoes.