#308

German Bisque Character "Baby Peggy" by Amberg Depicting the Child Film Star
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$1,300
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,mohair lashes,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with center accent line,brunette human hair,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,wearing pretty antique costume. Condition: generally excellent,some body retouch. Marks: Germany 1924 c. L.A.& S. - N.Y. 50 972/3. Comments: portrait doll of the early Hollywood child star,Baby Peggy,an exclusive design commissioned by Louis Amberg from Germany,circa 1924. Value Points: especially fine quality of bisque and painting on the signature doll,