#122

Rare German Bisque Toddler for George Borgfeldt
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$1,100
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Description

20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, outlined lips, two beaded upper teeth, tongue, blonde mohair curly wig, composition and wooden fully jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing, antique calico dress with pinafore, undergarments, knit stockings, shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: G.B. 10. Comments: made exclusively for the New York importer, George Borgfeldt, circa 1915. Value Points: very expressive and appealing character expression with deeply impressed cheek, chin and eye corner dimples, fine quality of bisque, great wig.