#461

Rare German Bisque Closed Mouth Child, Model 915, by Alt, Beck & Gottschalk
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass inset eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, tiny nose, closed mouth with outlined lips, dimpled chin, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, Sonneberg composition and wooden fully jointed body, straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 915 (on crown rim). Comments: Alt, Beck and Gottschalk, circa 1885. Value Points: rarely found model with distinctive expression on the plump face.