#91

German Bisque Art Character "Gretchen", Model 114, by Kammer and Reinhardt
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$2,600
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$3,800 / $4,500
Description
25" (64 cm.) Bisque socket head, painted facial features, shaded blue eyes with decorative glaze, thick black upper eyeliner, incised eyeliner, tapered one-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, shaded lips, blonde mohair wig in long ringlet curls, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique embroidered white cotton dress, undergarments, shoes and socks. Condition: generally excellent, few typical wig pulls. Marks: K*R 114 64. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt, circa 1909. Value Points: very rare large size with exemplary modeling of bisque featuring sculpted eye crinkles, very full lips and cheeks, original body and body finish, finest quality of complexion and painting.