#181

German Bisque Boy in Blue Velvet Sailor Suit by Kling
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$550
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12" (30 cm.) Solid domed bisque shoulder head, brown glass inset eyes, painted facial features, closed mouth, blonde mohair wig, muslin body, bisque lower arms and legs, bare bisque feet. Condition: hairline above right eye, lower right eye rim flake. Marks: 167 K (in bell). Comments: Kling, circa 1890, the shy-faced boy wears wonderful antique blue velvet sailor costume with matching cap, and along with #180 was featured in many photographs of the Legoland Museum.