Kewpie Cuties Beguile Collectors
Kewpie gardener, bisque with molded hat and carrying a pitchfork. Shield label on chest, partial circle patent sticker on back, O’Neill on bottom of foot, 6 in., $374.
A recent sale by Apple Tree Auction Center of Ohio featured plump, nude, elfin Kewpies. The dolls and figurines are based on characters in an early 1900s comic strip created by Rose O’Neill (1874-1944). They were first pictured in the Ladies Home Journal in 1909. With their big eyes, pug nose, topknot and slight smile, […]