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21" (53 cm.) Bisque shoulder head, brown glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, painted curly lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with very full accented lips, kid gusset-jointed body with bisque forearms, nicely-costumed. Condition: generally excellent, kid body has some wear. Marks: 1924c. 4 L.A.&S. NY Germany 50 982/2. Comments: shoulderhead variation of the portrait doll of the child film star, Baby Peggy, commissioned by the New York import firm of Amberg, circa 1924. The doll was originally gifted to the noted Hollywoodiana collector, Billie Nelson Tyrell by Baby Peggy in 1976, and after the death of the Tyrell the doll returned to the hands of Baby Peggy (note on back of doll head). Value Points: rarely found model with enchanting expression is from the private collection of Diana Serra Cary, known as "Baby Peggy".