#447

Three Rare Swiss Comic Character Dolls by Bucherer
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Description
8" (20 cm.) and 6". Each has composition head with distinctively-modeled and painted features,including bearded bald sailor with googly eyes,chubby man with top knot and padded metal body,and big-nosed man with little derby cap and moustache; each with metal ball- bearing body and composition hands and feet. Condition: generally excellent,some wear to hat rim,chubby man may have some retouch. Marks: (Bucherer mark on torso of each). Comments: Bucherer,Switzerland,1920s from their line of Saba dolls,representing popular comic strip characters of the era. Value Points: among the rarest of the Saba line,with wonderful personality and imaginative detail.