#444

Three Rare Swiss Character Children with Wide Grinning Expressions by Bucherer
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6" (15 cm.) Each has composition head with sculpted cap,sculpted hair,painted facial features with wide-eyed googly expression,broadly-grinning smile,metal ball-bearing body,composition hands and feet,and each is wearing its original costume including padded flannel leggings. Condition: generally excellent,touch-up or rub on two noses. Marks: (Bucherer incised marking on torso). Comments: Bucherer,circa 1925,from their series of Saba dolls,the trio represent popular comic strip or film characters of the time with notably distinctive expressions and features. Value Points: very rare Saba models,with uniquely-painted hats,and each wearing its original costume.