A very generous collector in Germany shared with me this copy of a page from the catalogue of Galluba and Hofmann, one of the finest makers of bisque and china bathing beauties.
This wonderful matron with her strongly
modeled and expressive features is a beautifully sculpted portrait of a
more mature bathing belle. She is pictured in my book, Bawdy Bisques
and Naughty Novelties: German Bathing Beauties and Their Risqué
Kin. She is also pictured on the catalogue page on
the second row from the top, third figurine from the left (a similar version
is on the bottom row). The catalogue page not only confirms that she is
from Galluba, but that she is indeed all original. This very scarce beach
bubbe is 5.5 inches long and 4.75 inches high. There are no visible marks.
Pictured on the top row in the upper
left corner, this lovely lady is all original, except for her wig. She is
5.5 inches tall and there are no visible marks. 
This bare bisque beauty, perched on
a large china lobster, seems to be deep in thought. Maybe she is wondering
where she get a bucket of melted butter. The same pair is pictured on the
catalogue page in the second row from the bottom, second figurine from the
left. My little lass has lost her bathing suit to the years, although she
has retained her original mohair wig. The 2.75 inch tall bather is incised
"407C.e." and her 6 inch long lobster is incised "9937"
and stamped with the Galluba shield mark. 
Another seaside siren on a shellfish
steed, which also carries a stamp of the Galluba shield mark. Of excellent
china and beautifully decorated, this figurine is pictured on the second
row of the catalogue page, third from the right. This piece is 4.5 inches
tall.