#363

German Bisque Smiling "Baby Peggy" by Amberg
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$1,200
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass side-glancing eyes,painted curly lashes,short feathered brows,accented eye corners,rounded nose with accented nostrils,closed mouth with smiling expression,accented lips,brunette mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Germany 19c24 L.A. & S NY 50 973134. Comments: portrait doll of the silent film child star,Baby Peggy Montgomery,circa 1928,commissioned by Louis Amberg,made in Germany. Value Points: rare model with wonderfully-characterized smile,deeply-impressed dimples,fine quality of bisque and painting.