#57

German Bisque Character, Model 117/A, by Kammer and Reinhardt
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$2,600 / $2,900
Description
21" (53 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with impressed dimples at lip corners, blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K*R S&H 117/A 53. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt, circa 1912, their model marketed as "Mein Liebling" (my sweetheart). Value Points: appealing wistful expression, the doll is wearing wonderful red cotton dress with embroidered detail of broderie Anglaise, undergarments, red stockings, leather shoes.