#121

German Bisque "Bellhop Googly" by Max Handwerck
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$2,000
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head with sculpted reddish-blonde hair having forelock curl and topped by a sculpted blue bellhop-like cap with red dotted band and black neck strap, blue glass side-glancing googly eyes, closed mouth with wide beaming smile, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, wearing flannel uniform. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Dep Elite E 2/0. Comments: Max Handwerck, circa 1915, from his helmet googly series. Value Points: very fine detail of sculpting including forelock curl, defined space between smiling lips, impressed dimples.