#125

German Piano Baby with Fancy Smock and Bonnet
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$450
sold
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Description
10" (25 cm). One-piece all-bisque seated baby with painted brown hair under extravagantly sculpted wide ruffled bisque bonnet with yellow bows, painted blue eyes, red and black eyeliner, closed mouth with beaming smile, two beaded lower teeth, chubby baby arms and legs with well- detailed fingers and toes, modeled smock with ruffled collar. Excellent condition, two firing separations on bottom of base rim, horizontal firing line on chin. Germany, attributed to Hertwig, circa 1915.