#312

German Bisque Portrait Doll of "Baby Peggy" with Smiling Expression by Amberg
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18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, painted lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with impishly-smiling expression, accent line between the lips, impressed dimples, brunette mohair bobbed wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Germany 1924 c. L.A. & S NY 50 973/3. Comments: portrait model of the Hollywood child film star, Baby Peggy, commissioned in Germany for Louis Amberg, circa 1924. Value Points: wonderful modeling with deeply impressed cheek dimples.