#290

American Composition Portrait Doll of Silent Film Child Star Known as
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Description
16"(41 cm.) Composition shoulder head with sculpted bobbed brown hair. painted facial features with grinning expression,blue eyes with black upper eyeliner,closed mouth with modeled teeth,muslin stitch-jointed body,composition hands,wearing over-sized costume in the style of his film persona "Big Boy". Condition: generally excellent. Comments: circa 1920s,portrait doll of Big Boy Sebastian,who played the role of "Big Boy"in 30 silent films from 1924-1930,the over- sized costume being his signature style. Value Points: rare doll with well-preserved original finish,autographed "to Billie,Big Boy"on the back shoulder plate,along with two studio photographs of him also autographed "To Billie from Big Boy",with original celluloid photographic pin.