TWO RARE ANTIQUE GERMAN BISQUE SWIMMING BEAUTIES CIRCA 1910, IN THEIR ORIGINAL NET COSTUMES WITH MOHAIR WIGS. THERE ARE NO STAMPS OR NUMBERS THAT I CAN FIND, WHICH IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THE ORIGINAL BATHING BEAUTIES. HOWEVER, THESE 2 FIGURINES ARE ALMOST CERTAINLY BY THE GERMAN COMPANY GALLUBA AND HOFMAN. A COMPARISON OF COSTUME, BALLET SHOES, MOHAIR WIGS AND BEAUTIFULLY PAINTED FACES WITH SIMILAR FIGURINES WOULD SEEM TO PROVE THEIR AUTHENTICITY.
I HAVE PROVIDED SEVERAL IMAGES SHOWING THE WEAR AND TEAR TO THE FIGURINES, PARTICULARLY THE NET COSTUMES, WHICH ARE IN A VERY DELICATE CONDITION, AGAIN THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL, AND GIVEN THEIR AGE IT IS QUITE REMARKABLE THAT THEY ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION.