Onsite
Highest Bidder
$850
Sold
sold
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- Estimate
- $500 / $600
Description
6" (15 cm.) Each has one-piece bisque torso and over-sized head with bald pate, painted O-shaped googly-like blue eyes, little button nose, tiny closed mouth with downcast lips, chubby blushed cheeks, white sculpted and painted smock, and with loop-jointed arms, and unusual jointing of legs into the lower torso. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: (faded original paper labels). Comments: Germany, circa 1915, the figures were designed by American artist, Charles Twelvetrees, who had made his fame designing character-like children for postcards and books. Value Points: wonderful characters, he with painted blue slippers, she with painted pink slippers.