#42

German Bisque "Fly-Lo" by Grace S. Putnam with Original Costume
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$1,100
sold
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Description
9" (23 cm.) head circumference. 10"l. Solid domed bisque head with flanged neck,sculpted brown hair with defined topknot and deeply sculpted curls,painted facial features,turquoise-blue painted upper-glancing eyes,outlined eye sockets,blushed eye shadow and cheeks,tinted brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with center accent line,muslin body,celluloid hands. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: copr. by Grace S. Putnam Made in Germany 1418/25. Comments: Grace Storey Putnam̴s Fairy Doll,trademarked as Fly-Lo,circa 1926,the doll was offered with either glass or painted eyes. Value Points: the rare doll is wearing its factory- original blue and rose silk-like costume with wire-armature wings at the back,and has very fine quality of bisque and painting.