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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head with variant faces
depicting,alternately,crying,laughing or sleeping child,the
former two with blue glass eyes,and each with closed mouth and
beaded teeth,painted lashes,brush-stroked brows,shaded and
accented nostrils,a cardboard hood enclosing the back of head
and "hidden" faces,carton torso,composition limbs,lace costume.
Condition: generally excellent. Marks: C.B. Comments: Carl
Bergner,circa 1890,the various faces are revealed by turning
knob at top of head. Value Points: original body,fine quality of
bisque and decoration including "tear' on crying face.