German Bisque Art Character, Model 115, "Phillip" by Kammer and Reinhardt

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15" (38 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head, small brown glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, one-stroke tapered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accent line between the lips, painted brown boyish hair with deeply modeled forelock detail, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing, well costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K*R S&H 115/38. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt, the model marketed as "Phillip" from their art character series, circa 1912. Value Points: rare painted hair variation of the pouty-faced boy with enhancing decorative glaze on hair, deeply sculpted facial features, fine dewy patina of bisque, rarer toddler body.