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Rare German All-Bisque Character "Mildred,The Prize Baby"
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$1,800
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Description
6" (15 cm.) Solid domed bisque head with flanged swivel neck,painted brown baby hair,blue glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,lightly tinted brows,closed mouth with slightly- smiling expression,loop-jointed bisque arms and legs in bent-limb baby pose,painted white socks and pink shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: copr. by Mildred The Prize Baby Germany 880-15 (torso) 881-15 (legs) 15 (arms) (and illegible original paper label on torso). Comments: Germany,commissioned by Borgfeldt of New York for his line of Prize Baby all- bisques,circa 1925; the name "Mildred' may refer to the designing artist. Value Points: few examples of the model exist,this with all-original parts and excellent quality of bisque and painting.