#424

Mystery Bisque Character Boy with Pouty Expression
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump cheeks and chin,painted brown upper glancing eyes,black upper eyeliner and curly lashes,short feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with pouty expression,brunette mohair bobbed wig,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 2. Comments: circa 1918,possibly Damerval and Laffranchy of France who created a series of character dolls at this time with this style of painting. Value Points: rare model with deeply-impressed and expressive features.