German Bisque Character Toddler with Unusual Teeth

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26" (66 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head, sculpted hair under wig, blue glass inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, rounded nose, modeled closed mouth with sculpted stuck-out tongue tip, shaded lips, two porcelain upper teeth embedded in original sculpted tooth holes, composition toddler body with jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. Condition: generally excellent, some body retouch. Comments: Germany, possibly Hertel and Schwab, circa 1915, although the model has sculpted hair, this example was designed for a wig as the hair remains unpainted. Value Points: rare model with most unusual design of teeth, very plump and muscular body.