Antique Bisque Bathing Beauty Belle William Goebel German Porcelain Figurine c.1910

This voluptuous antique bisque bathing beauty is manufactured by the German factory of William Goebel and measures approx 6 inches in length and is 2 inches in height. This bathing beauty is featured on the front cover of Sharon Weintraub's Bawdy Bisque and Naughty Novelties and is further illustrated on page 39 of this book. This figurine is faintly marked to the underside with the numerals 901. This bathing beauty is made of fine bisque and is clad in her blue and white striped bathing suit with moulded straps with blue bows. She wears a blue and white polka dot sun hat and maroon bathing slippers. This Goebel bathing belle has a very well rendered face with one stroke dark blonde brows, blue intaglio eyes with black pupils and black upper lid. She has red eyelid crease, blushed cheeks and coral lips. This highly collectable and most attractive bathing beauty is offered in very good condition with no chips, cracks or crazing and no restoration. A beautiful example! Thank you for looking.