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German Bisque Character "Pretty Peggy", Grace Corry Rockwell for Borgfeldt
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20" (51 cm.) Bisque head with flanged neck depicting a wide-eyed young girl, brown glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with very full outlined lips, brunette mohair wig, muslin body with composition lower limbs, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: copr. by Grace C. Rockwell Germany 1392/40. Comments: designed by American artist Grace Corry Rockwell, circa, 1927, made in Germany, and marketed by the George Borgfeldt firm under the name "Pretty Peggy". Value Points: rare model from the series of American-women designed dolls created in the early 1920s under the sponsorship of George Borgfeldt, this example with most charming wide-eyed expression.