#56

Extremely Rare German Bisque "Fly-Lo" Designed by Grace S. Putnam
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$3,000
sold
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9.5" (24 cm.) circ. 11" l. Solid domed bisque head with flanged neck has sculpted brown hair with well-defined forelock curls, blue glass sleep eyes, thick black eyeliner, ochre eye shadow encircling the eyes, tinted brows, closed mouth with well- defined lips, rosy cheeks, muslin body in the Bye-lo shape, celluloid hands, wearing factory original taffeta body suit with "wings". Condition: generally excellent, some costume dust. Marks: copr. by Grace. S. Putnam Germany. Comments: "Fly- Lo", the angel twin to the American artist Grace Putnam's popular Bye-lo Baby; the Fly-lo baby never achieved the popularity of the Bye-lo and few models are known to exist. Value Points: extremely rare model with outstanding quality of modeling and bisque, original costume, included is a matching size Bye-lo Baby partner.