Bathing Beauty of the Week

Ms. #467 proves that good things do come in small packages, or, in her case, on small packages.  All original from her mohair wig to the cloth-covered box that serves as her base, this beautiful bisque belle by Galluba and Hofmann is 4.5 inches tall (the box is an additional 1.5 inches tall). She stands against a supporting pedestal incised “407 E”  and the box is stamped “Germany” underneath. 

Bathing Beauty of the Week

Ms. #466 strikes a coy pose as she prepares for a session of skinnydipping.  At one point this 7 inch tall bisque bathing beauty wore a swimsuit of silk net and ribbon, but she discarded it somewhere in the past.  She wisely kept her original brown mohair wig and, frankly, with a body like that, who needs a bathing suit?!  By Galluba and Hofmann, she is incised with blurred 400 number, followed by a letter.

Bathing Beauty of the Week

Agile Ms. #464 may be one of the rarest poses for a single bathing beauty created by Galluba and Hofmann.  Not only did this figurine take great skill to mold and assemble, there are so many possible breakage points, from her extended slender arms to her delicate ankles, it is a wonder she survived intact.  Of excellent bisque, she is 7.5 inches tall and is incised underneath “405 R.R.”  She has been rewigged and redressed in silk ribbon and antique lace.

Bathing Beauty of the Week

 

I doubt any of us would look as calm and collected as Ms. 463 if we had a kitten clawing its way up our leg, but I guess that is the advantage of being bisque instead of flesh.  And what beautiful bisque it is!   By the firm of Galluba and Hofmann, this  5.25 inch long bathing beauty is actually one of the company's more common poses, but the addition of the kitten makes her exceptionally collectible.  The kitten was molded separately and therefore could be applied to any of Galluba's standard bathing belles.  Other possible applied pets include a larger cat, a spaniel pup, and a French bulldog.