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$700
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- $600 / $800
Description
6" (15 cm.) All-bisque Kewpie with one-piece head, torso and legs, loop-jointed arms, modeled topknot, forelock, side and nape curls, side-glancing eyes, blue wings. Excellent condition. Marked O'Neill on feet and with red heart Kewpie paper label. Germany, c. 1913, presented in original box with illustration on lid, and unusual box label "KewPie" and "patent applied for". There is exceptionally fine modeled detail of not only forelock, but also details of curls at back of head.