#12

German Bisque Character
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$2,700
sold
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Description
13" (34 cm). Bisque socket head, painted facial features, blue eyes with large black pupils, heavily modelled eyelids with thick black upper eyeliner, one stroke tapered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with pouty expression, glazed highlights on lips, blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. CONDITION: Generally excellent. MARKS: K*R 114 34. COMMENTS: Kammer and Reinhardt, their model marketed as "Gretchen", circa 1910, from their art reform series. VALUE POINTS: Deeply defined facial modelling and choice lustrous patina of bisque, original body and body finish, antique costume and carrying ringlet of tiny dolls.