#66

German All-Bisque "Vivi" Designed by American Artist, Jeanne Orsini with Rare Stockings
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Description
5" (13 cm.) One-piece bisque head and torso, elongated throat, heart-shaped face, blue glass eyes, painted lashes, single-stroke brows, closed mouth with wide beaming smile, impressed dimples, brunette mohair wig, loop-jointed bisque arms and legs, sculpted pointing finger, painted above-the-knee blue stockings and brown one-strap shoes, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: JIO c. 1919 47 (torso, also 47 on arms and legs). Comments: Germany, circa 1920, designed by Jeanne Orsini. Value Points: wonderful detail of sculpting on the smiling face, very rare color of stockings.