#179

Tiny Kewpie with Mandolin Seated Atop a Glass Jar
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$550
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$400 / $500
Description
5" (13 cm.) overall. One-piece all-bisque seated Kewpie holding a mandolin as though strumming, with forelock, topknot, blue wings, side-glancing eyes, is posed on the blue bisque lid of a glass jar. The arrangement is entirely original. Excellent condition. Germany, c. 1915, the tiny Kewpie series was offered in many functional ways, including place holders and as decoration for larger objects such as this jar.