#158

Bisque Kewpie as Civil War Soldier on Trinket Box Lid
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$900 / $1,200
Description
4" (10 cm.) l. trinket box. One-piece all-bisque Kewpie lying on his stomach and aiming his rifle has red sculpted cap with black brim, holster and sabre is posed on the lid of a bisque trinket box. The lid has a tiny original hole in which a bug could be placed and to which the Kewpie is aimed. Excellent condition. Marked c. in circle. Germany, c. 1915, from designs by Rose O'Neill.