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Description
14" (36 cm.) and 17". Each has bisque socket head with highly-characterized facial
expression,each with pale blue intaglio eyes,Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed
body; the girl with heavily-modeled eyelids,single-stroke brows,closed mouth with very full
lips and slightly pouting expression; and the boy with brush-stroked brows,sculpted eye
crinkles,closed mouth with wide beaming smile and sculpted row of teeth. Condition:
generally excellent. Marks: F.P. 3 (incised,girl) B.P. 5 (incised,5). Geschutz S&C Germany (green
stamp,both). Comments: Swaine and Co,Porzellanfabrik Huttensteinach,their initial series of
art character dolls were registered in 1910,but produced for a short time only. Value Points:
rare art character models,the F.P. model is very rarely found,the brother and sister pair have
wonderfully-expressive features,choice bisque and painting,and are wearing their original
beautifully embroidered traditional Alpine costumes of Switzerland.