Vintage Hand-Painted Bisque Figurine, Boy Doctor with Stethoscope and Bag and Girl Holding Her Doll

This vintage bisque playing doctor figurine shows two small children standing side by side on a rectangular grassy base: a boy dressed as a doctor and a girl bringing her doll as the patient. Unglazed matte bisque porcelain, it is hand painted in the style of Hummel-type children figurines, with soft pastel colors and rosy cheeks. The main colors are light blue, rust red, navy, blond yellow and grass green.

The boy, on the right, has short blond hair and wears a long doctor's coat in blue, a soft powder blue, buttoned to the neck. A black stethoscope hangs around his neck, he carries a black doctor's bag in one hand, and his other arm reaches toward the girl holding a small white object, perhaps a thermometer or syringe. On the left, the girl has blond hair with two pigtails sticking out and red-orange bows. She wears a navy bodice, puffed sleeves, a full skirt in red (a faded brick or rust red), white socks with navy dots and a navy band, and blue shoes. One foot is lifted behind her. She hugs a doll with a blue bonnet and a gray-violet dress with tiny red dots. Both faces have large painted eyes with lashes and small open red mouths. From the back you can see the boy's second hand tucked behind him.

The base is a rounded rectangle painted grass green, a medium leaf green, fading to white at the edges, with two tufts of dark green textured grass in front. Green felt covers the bottom entirely and runs to the edges, so any mark underneath is hidden. No maker's mark, sticker or country mark was seen on the figure or base.

On this copy: about 6 inches tall by eye (not measured); the base fits in the palm of a hand. The paint is rubbed on the girl's skirt and hair, there is dust in the crevices, and the felt is worn and a little fuzzy at the edges. No chips or breaks are visible.

• Scene: Boy doctor and girl with her doll standing on a grassy base
• Material: Unglazed matte bisque, hand painted
• Boy: Blond hair, powder blue coat, black stethoscope, black doctor's bag
• Girl: Blond pigtails, red-orange bows, navy bodice, brick red skirt, dotted socks, blue shoes
• Doll: Blue bonnet, gray-violet dress with red dots
• Base: Grass green rounded rectangle with dark green grass tufts
• Bottom: Full green felt cover, no marks visible
• Marks: None seen
• This copy: About 6 in. tall by eye; light paint rub, dust, worn felt edges