#46

German All-Bisque "Bonnie Babe" with Outstanding Sculpting of Hair
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$700
sold
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Description
5.5" (14 cm.) Bisque swivel head with chubby cheeks and chin,on bisque chubby torso,sculpted brown hair with curls onto the forehead,small blue glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,shaded brows,open mouth with crooked smile,two porcelain lower teeth,loop-jointed bisque arms and legs in short toddler style,sculpted white socks and pink one-strap shoes,antique pink cotton costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Bonnie Babe,designed by Georgene Averill,circa 1925. Value Points: rare model with especially fine modeling especially of deeply-sculpted hair.