#47

Rare German Black-Complexioned Bisque Bye-Lo in Large Size
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$3,500
sold
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Description
15" (38 cm.) head circumference. 17" length. Solid domed black-complexioned bisque head with flanged neck,black painted baby hair with sculpting details of tight curls,tinted brows,brown glass sleep eyes,closed mouth,brown muslin Bye-lo body,celluloid hands,knit costume. Condition: generally excellent,one finger broken. Marks; copr,.by Grace S. Putnam Made in Germany. Comments: Bye-lo,circa 1925. Value Points: very rare rich midnight-brown complexion with gleaming patina,original body,larger size,is virtually never found on the beloved Bye-lo model