#365

Beautiful German Bisque
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$2,750
sold
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque head with flanged neck depicting a wide-eyed young girl,brown glass sleep eyes,mohair lashes,dark eyeliner,painted curly lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with very full outlined lips,blonde mohair wig,muslin body with composition lower limbs,wearing lovely antique lace dress,undergarments,leather shoes,and lace and silk ribbon bonnet with frou-frou trim. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: copr. by Grace C. Rockwell Germany 1392/40. Comments: circa,1927,made in Germany from the copyright designs of the American artist Grace Corry Rockwell,the doll was marketed by the George Borgfeldt firm under the name "Pretty Peggy"; that reference appeared in their 1927 catalog. Value Points: especially beautiful example of the rare model with finest quality of bisque and painting,very gentle expression.