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#790 Pair of German Bisque Clown Shoes

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Circa 1891-1920s, Weiss, Kühnert & Company, Gräfenthal, Thuringia, pair of  boy and girl clowns applied to mint green bisque tramp shoes with in-mold dogs; one leg of each clown is in-mold. Fine facial detail. Shoes have scattering of gold beads over their surface and some additional gild detail.  Left shoe features a girl and a brown headed dog. Artist's mark is a rust colored 7 on heel face. Right shoe features the boy clown with a black headed dog . Artist mark is a rust colored "2." Size ~ 5.25 x 2.9; 3.4 oz. each. Condition report: Very good; minor competent factory firing gaps on figure attachments. Wojtkowski 166R4.1 and 4.2 documents as WK mold 2621.   Item #790; Price $140.

 

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       Inserted 11/9/04