#167

Rare German Bisque Child, 915, by Alt, Beck and Gottschalk
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$1,800
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Description

15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head with rounded facial modeling, brown glass inset eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, pierced ears, brunette mohair curly wig, composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists, antique costume including brown cape, green felt bonnet, muff, leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 915 #9 (on crown rim). Comments: Alt, Beck and Gottschalk, circa 1885. Value Points: rare model with dramatic large brown eyes, prim expression, excellent bisque, original body.