Bawdy Bisques and Naughty Novelties

Ms. #534 appears to be preparing for a very, very happy New Year's celebration, judging from the magnum of champagne she holds in he...

Ms. #529 is another of a series of barely clad bisque belles literally sitting high on the hog. In Germany, the pig is a sign of good l...

The December 3, 2012, edition of The New Yorker   included a review by Peter Schjedahl  of a recent biography of famed cartoonist Saul Ste...

In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking  . . . . but there is nothing shocking about Ms. #528 and her ...

Ms. #527, who is naked as a jaybird, poses with her fine feathered friend by a gilt-edged powder dish.  Although unmarked, she certainly...

Ms.  #526 gets her ass in gear, quite literally, as she prepares to journey to the sunny shore.   Of excellent china and nicely modeled ...

   As dainty and delicate as the posies she is picking, Ms. #523 is an exceptional (and exceptionally scarce) bathing belle by William ...

Last week, Ms. #521 was the Bathing Beauty of the Week.  I noted that she was marked in blue with "Germany" and the cross-hatched...

This lovely lass with long flowing locks languidly plays with her frisky spaniel.  Of excellent creamy bisque, with subtle golden tints ...

Long-legged Ms. #520 is by my favorite maker, A.W. Fr. Kister.   Of the finest bisque and workmanship, this 8 inch tall delectable danc...

Ms. #515 appears to be blowing a kiss to some lucky admirer.  She is a less common pose by Galluba and Hofmann, and although she is a me...

I am posting a day early this week, and will be taking a brief break, but will return soon. (I hope with some new lovely little ladies and ...

  Tapping on her tambourine, Ms. #513 is a sultry sultana from William Goebel's series of harem ladies.  She has lost her original ...

As first glance, Ms. #514 appears to be from the German firm of Dressel, Kister and Company.  The pose is one made by the manufacturer...

Ms. #512 is by my favorite manufacturer, A.W. Fr. Kister.  Products by this factory are much harder to find than those by its competitor...

   This large and lovely lady appears on page 130 of my book, Bawdy Bisques and Naughty Novelties: German Bathing Beauties and Their Ri...

 Ms. #510 is a winsome wide-eyed harem lady (or at least the upper portion of one) by Schafer and Vater.  Of excellent china, she is 2...

 Ms. #508 sits on the edge of a pin dish, cautiously eyeing the extra-large lobster that is ominously approaching her slender ankles an...

Ms. #493 isn't afraid of making an asp of herself.  This charming snake charmer doing the fandango with a fanged friend is a vase b...

Ms. #491 is yet another bathing beauty bottle by the German company of Schafer and Vater.  This particular bottle is glazed in blue, bu...