Ms. #396 shows how an original assembly can take a common ordinary pose and make it something scarce and extraordinary. The 4 inch long reclining bisque bathing beauty is a pretty, but rather prosaic, piece from Galluba and Hoffman. What makes her special is her original 4.5 inch long bisque pin dish base. She is fastened by wooden peg that fits into her lower back to the oval dish, which is molded and decorated to resemble gentle blue waves by a stretch of sandy beach. The little bathing belle retains her original dark brown mohair wig, but has been redressed in a black net bathing suit and head scarf. She is incised “407,” followed by a cursive “g” on her upper back and the bottom of the dish is incised “9589” and stamped in maroon with Galluba and Hofmann shield mark.
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