#47

German Bisque "Jubilee Googly",Model 165,by Hertel and Schwab
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$8,500
sold
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Description
24"(61 cm.) Bisque socket head with rounded facial shape,blue glass sleep and side-glancing googly eyes,thick black eyeliner,painted curly lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils of upturned nose,closed mouth with watermelon-slice-shaped smile,shaded and accented lips,brunette mohair curly wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,antique costume and shoes. Condition: generally excellent,body is not original to doll although appropriately sized and of excellent quality and original finish. Marks: 165-12. Comments: Hertel and Schwab,circa 1917,the model marketed as "Jubilee Googly". Value Points: very rare large size googly with wonderful expression,original wig,great quality of bisque.