Pretty in Pink

Although only 2.25 inches tall, this china full-figure bathing beauty pincushion doll displays amazing detail, from her delicately painted features to the fact that her graceful arms and shapely legs are free from her body. There are no marks, but William Goebel did use this type of unusual domed base for some of its pincushion ladies.

Just Hanging Around

This very unusual mermaid by William Goebel is made to adorn the edge of an aquarium.  Of excellent bisque, this sultry sea siren is 4.5 inches long.    

Her folded arms are angled away from her body, forming a little ledge to fit over the lip of a fish tank.       This perch is rather perilous, as a little bump can easily dislodge her, sending this fragile finned femme crashing to the floor.  I suspect not too many of these nubile naiads survived.

She is stamped “Bavaria” in black on her left hip, a mark often used by Goebel.