#15

German Bisque Swivel Head by Dressel & Kister
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$1,600
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Description

5" (13 cm). Pale bisque swivel head on bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and throat hollow, spiral spring neck attachment, slender facial modeling and elongated throat, painted facial features, blue upper glancing eyes, very finely fringed lower lashes, black and red eyeliner, feathered brows, aquiline nose with accent dots, closed mouth with accented lips, dimples, untinted blushed ears, brunette mohair wig. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 3944 (incised) (Dressel and Kister incised and blue stamp symbols also inside shoulder plate). Comments: Dressel and Kister, circa 1910. Value Points: very rare bisque head model of exquisite beauty.