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German Bisque "Mein Liebling" by Kammer and Reinhardt
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$3,600
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Description
21" (53 cm). Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with glazed and outlined lips, brunette mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. CONDITION: Generally excellent. MARKS: K*R Simon & Halbig 117 53. COMMENTS: Kammer and Reinhardt, their model marketed as "Mein Susser Liebling" (my sweet darling), circa 1912. VALUE POINTS: Especially fine detail of modelling enhanced by touches of lustrous patina, original wig, body, body finish, antique costume.