#133

German Character Baby, 142, by Hertel and Schwab
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$650
sold
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Description
10" (25 cm). Solid domed bisque socket-head with painted baby hair and facial features, blue eyes with white eyedots, red and black upper eyeliner, wavy brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with shaded lips, composition bent limb baby body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 142 1. Comments: Hertel and Schwab, circa 1915. Value Points: beautiful baby is perfectly preserved, presented in elaborate antique costume, probably original.