#499

American Composition Celebrity Doll Depicting Silent Screen Actor,John Bunny
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$450
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Composition head with uniquely-sculpted facial features and center-parted neatly- combed sculpted hair,high arched brows,deeply set painted eyes,strong nose,closed mouth in laughing expression with two rows of beaded teeth,impressed dimples,plump muslin body with short limbs,sewn on black shoes,composition hands. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: John Bunny Doll Copyright L.A. & S 1914 Made exclusively by Louis Amberg & Son,N.Y. with the consent of John Bunny,the famous Moving Picture hero of the Vitagraph Co. (cloth label on costume). Comments: Amberg,circa 1914,the doll exactly captures the appearance and personality of the silent film actor. Value Points: rare and superbly sculpted doll with perfectly- preserved condition and costume.