#266

German All-Bisque "Bonnie Babe" with Wonderfully-Modeled Curls
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Description
6" (15 cm.) All-bisque doll has swivel head with sculpted short curly hair including forelock curl, brown glass sleep eyes, lightly-painted lashes and brows, open mouth, two lower teeth, loop-jointed arms and legs of toddler body, painted white socks and pink one-strap shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1920, from the original design by the American doll artist Georgene Averill. Value Points: very fine modeling of hair and impressed cheek dimples.