#183

Petite Pair, Composition Dolly Dingle and Bobby Blake from Grace Drayton Illustrations
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$700
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Description
6" (15 cm.) Each is all-hard composition doll with swivel head, jointed arms, one-piece body, legs posed as though walking, sculpted hair in classic style, she with topknot and short bobbed curls, he with side-parted bobbed hair, each with glass googly eyes glancing at each other, chubby dimpled cheeks, sculpted painted costumes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: from original designs by Grace Drayton, the dolls were made in Japan and marketed by Ideal, circa 1916. Value Points: rare googlies with well-rendered characterization, glass eyes.