#136

German Bisque Character in Original Costume of E.W. Matthes of Berlin
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$850
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$600 / $800
Description
8 1/2" (22 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, single stroke brows, open mouth, two porcelain upper teeth, brunette mohair bobbed wig, composition toddler body jointed at shoulders and hips. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K*R Simon & Halbig 126 21. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt, circa 1915. Value Points: the little toddler is wearing original Cossack costume from the Berlin toy firm of E.W. Matthes of Berlin, with label inside the silk tunic. Private Collection of Antje Lode.