#127

Rare German All-Bisque Kewpie with Brown Hat
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$4,200
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Description

6" (15 cm). One-piece bisque head, torso and legs of Kewpie, jointed arms with starfish hands; modeled wide-brimmed hat with detailed shaping and dark brown band, painted side-glancing eyes, upper lashes, dot brows, wide smile. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: O'Neill (feet) Kewpie (red heart label on back torso). Comments: Kewpie, made in Germany, designed by Rose O'Neill, circa 1915. Value Points: rare action figure Kewpie with unusually detailed hat.