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Description
5" (13 cm.) One-piece bisque head and torso,heart-shaped
face,painted facial features,side-glancing eyes with white
accents,upper eyeliner and single-stroke brows,closed
mouth with defined space between the broadly smiling
lips,blonde mohair wig,loop-jointing at shoulders and
hips,modeled bent right elbow and pointing right index
finger,painted thigh-high white stockings,black one-strap
shoes,nice antique costume included. Condition: generally
excellent. Marks: JIO c. 1920 47 (torso) 47 (arms and
legs). Didi Reg. US Patent Applied For 1920 J. Orsini
(paper label). Comments: created by the American designer
Jeanne Orsini,and made in Germany under commission from
George Borgfeldt,circa 1920. Value Points: the eager-faced
young child has wonderful sculpting,all original parts,and
original paper label.