a purple sack at the side with still more flowers. The costume decoration continues around the back with open pinafore. Marks: (Royal Vienna beehive mark). Excellent condition. Germany, circa 1915. Curiously, other examples of the identical model are marked with the Dressel and Kister bishop staff blue stamp and model 4836. $300/400
34. German Porcelain Half-Doll Depicting Purple Bonnet Girl with Unique Arm Pose by Dressel & Kister 4” (10 cm.) Waist-up porcelain half-doll with sculpted lavender bonnet trimmed with green streamers, yellow jacket centering a striped center panel, unusual sculpting of arms modeled away in an expressive pose, the right arm extended below her base. Marks: (blue 35, 36.
bishop’s staff stamp). Excellent condition. Germany, Dressel and Kister, circa 1911, from a series of Dickens-like children, this is model 4116 from the 1911 Dressel & Kister catalog. $400/600
35. German Porcelain Figure “Young Girl with Bouquet” by Dressel & Kister 7” (18 cm.) Porcelain full body figure of young girl with sculpted curly grey hair with topknot and large yellow bow, sculpted costume with draped shawl and tri-color striped skirt accented with a garland ribbon with yellow bows, arms extended, her right arm holding a bouquet of flowers, posed on porcelain base with gold wreath design. Marks: (blue bishop’s staff stamp). 4168 (incised). Excellent condition. Germany, Dressel, Kister & Co, circa 1911, superb details of sculpting include individual daintily posed fingers. $300/500
36. German Porcelain Half-Doll “Young Girl with Bouquet” as Pincushion by Dressel & Kister 8” (20 cm.) overall. 4” to waist. Porcelain waist-up figure of young girl having sculpted curly grey hair with topknot and large yellow bow at the side, with sculpted draped shawl over green blouse, her arms arms extended in front with a bouquet of colorful Dresden flowers held in her right hand, on attached pincushion base with silk overskirt. Excellent condition. Germany, Dressel & Kister, circa 1911, with wonderful details such as gold beaded necklace. The figure appeared in the Dressel & Kister catalog of that year and shown as being available as a full-doll (see lot 35) or this half-doll. $400/600 34.
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