#223

Bisque Child by Heinrich Handwerck
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$1,100
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Description
28" (71 cm). Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, painted lashes, brushstroked and multi-feathered brows with enhancing decorative glaze, accented nostrils, open mouth with shaded and outlined lips, four porcelain teeth, dimpled chin, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Heinrich Handwerck 5 1/2 (head and body). Comments: circa 1910. Value Points: beautiful dewy patina of bisque, original wig, original body and body finish, antique costume included original rose shoes signed H.H. 5 1/2.