19th Century German Hand Painted & Gilt Baby in Shoe Figural Porcelain Whistle

19th century German hand paste porcelain figural whistle depicting a baby in a shoe. Hand painted with black hair, red lips, rosy cheeks, laying on a blue pillow. With gold gilding along the opening of the shoe.

Has an in manufacture firing separation across the bottom of the point of the shoe, and a tight hairline crack extending under the baby's neck, and has some wear to the gilding, but otherwise good condition.

Measures approximately 2 3/4 inches long x 7/8 inches wide x 1 1/8 inches tall.

This is an antique and may have small in manufacture defects that do not affect the display of the piece.

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