#55

German Bisque Character, 169, by Kley and Hahn
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$1,600
sold
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Description
19" (48 cm). Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted curly lashes, incised eyeliner, short feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, outlined lips, blonde human hair in bobbed fashion, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing, antique boy's costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K&H Germany 169 -9. Comments: Kley and Hahn, circa 1915. Value Points: the rarer model closed mouth character with wistful pouty expression has excellent bisque and painting, rarer toddler body.