#20

German Bisque Painted Eye Character Girl by Marseille
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$15,500
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Description

16" (40 cm). Bisque socket head, sculpted facial features, small intaglio blue eyes with white eyedots, incised upper eyeliner, black upper eyeliner, short stroke brows, impressed nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, row of tiny painted teeth just visible between lips, brunette mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: A 5 M. Comments: Marseille, circa 1910,from their very rare art character series. Value Points: rare model with very fine detail of sculpting and bisque, original body and body finish, antique folklore costume of Russian countryside.