#306

German All-Bisque Kewpie in Original Box
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$1,100
sold
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Description
9" (23 cm.) Standing all-bisque Kewpie with loop- jointed arms has right-glancing eyes,modeled topknot,side curls,and blue wings,and wears a blue silk sash with large bow. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: O'Neill (feet) (and two original paper labels). Comments: Kewpie,designed by Rose O'Neill,Germany,circa 1915. Value Points: the large Kewpie with original labels is enclosed in his original Kewpie box with illustrations and poem on the lid.