#28

German Bisque Wide-Eyed Googly, 131, by Kammer and Reinhardt
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$9,000
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Description

15" (39 cm.) Bisque socket head with rounded facial shape, large side-glancing blue glass googly sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted fringed lashes, short brush-stroked brows with feathered highlights, accented nostrils of upturned nose, closed mouth with impish smile, brunette mohair bobbed wig, composition and wooden ball- jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K*R Simon & Halbig 131. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt, circa 1918. Value Points: wonderful size of the wide-eyed googly with endearing expression, choice bisque and painting, original toddler body.