#183.1

German All-Bisque "Bonnie Babe" Dolls
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$600
sold
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Description
5" (13 cm.) Each has bisque swivel head with sculpted short curly hair having forelock curl, tiny brown glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, tinted brows, closed mouth modeled as though open with outlined lips, two porcelain beaded lower teeth, loop-jointed bisque arms and legs, painted white socks and pink or blue single-strap shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 897-11. Comments: Germany, circa 1925, the model designed by American artist, Georgene Averill, and marketed as "Bonnie Babe".