#398

German Bisque Pouty by Marseille with Mechanical Kitten
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$550
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11" (28 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head with painted boyish hair and painted facial features, pouty expression, five piece paper mache body, wearing antique cotton play dress with matching pinafore, stockings, leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Made in Germany A M 2/0 DRGM. Comments: Marseille, circa 1910 from their rare painted eye character series, included is a tin mechanical kitten which when wound briskly moves about the floor, wagging tail, and licking the plate of milk she holds.