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19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump face, blue glass sleep and side-glancing googly eyes, painted long curly lashes, single-stroke brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with watermelon-slice shaped smile, shaded lips, blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 165/10. Comments: Hertel and Schwab, their model marketed as Jubilee googly, circa 1916. Value Points: exceptional sculpting, with finest bisque, original body, great antique costume of brown velvet with lambswool trim and fancy black leather boots with brown silk rosette trim. Ex-Collection Susan Whittaker. Private Collection Lorna Lieberman.