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$160,000
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- Estimate
- $110,000 / $150,000
Gold Horse ListingDescription
22" (55 cm.) Bisque socket head with very full lower face, deeply-set eye sockets with heavily-modeled eyelids, painted eyes, black upper eyeliner, one-stroke tapered brows, strong nose, closed mouth in solemn expression, defined space between the shaded and glazed lips, impressed expression lines around eyes, chin and corners of mouth, brunette mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, wearing antique checkered cotton dress with pocket hanky, undergarments, socks, leather ankle boots. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 105 K*R 55. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt, circa 1910, from the firm's art character reform series. Value Points: extremely rare model, of which few are known to exist, this example with impeccable bisque, superb modeling, original body and body finish.
Stuart's Take
Of all the K*R characters, the 105 remains as perhaps the rarest. Another example (the only other one I have personally seen) graces the cover of the book I produced on the Gail Cook collection. It was chosen for that book given its poise and beauty of sculpting as a true art doll. This doll (and the 106 following) were both for many years in the personal collection of Richard Wright and then sold directly to Rosalie for the museum by him. In addition, this doll was featured in different books and articles, including Rare Character Dolls by Maree Tarnowska.