#182

German Bisque Uncle Sam Googly by Max Handwerck
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$2,900
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Description
12" (30 cm). Bisque socket head with modeled blue top hat having blue band decorated with stars, blonde hair peeking from beneath the hat, blue glass side-glancing googly eyes, painted lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth in impish smile, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, Uncle Sam style costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Dep Elite U.S. 1. Comments: Max Handwerck, circa 1916. Value Points: rare little patriotic googly with wonderfully sculpted hat and smiling expression.