#115

Rare German Bisque Laughing Character, Model 550, by Erste Steinbacher 1200/1500
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12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head, painted facial features, narrow blue eyes in deeply sculpted sockets, black and incised upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with laughing expression, outlined lips, row of upper teeth, dimpled chin, brunette mohair braids, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 550 6/0 G.H. Comments: Erste Steinbacher Porzellanfabrik, circa 1925. Value Points: wonderfully modeled features with deeply impressed laughter lines around the eyes and mouth, dimpled chin and cheeks, rare model, costume and wig are factory original.