#163

Pair, German All-Bisque Miniature "Bonnie Babe" Dolls
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$750
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Description
6 1/2" (17 cm.) Each has bisque swivel head with solid dome, very chubby face, sculpted hair in short curly tendrils, blue or brown glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, tinted brows, open mouth with crooked smile, two beaded lower teeth, loop-jointed bisque arms and legs, painted white socks, blue or pink shoes, costumed, Condition: generally excellent. Marks: copr. by Georgene Averill made in Germany. Comments: "Bonnie Babe" designed by Georgene Averill and made in Germany under special commission for George Borgfeldt, circa 1925. Value Points: especially fine sculpting on the cherubic toddlers.