#47

German Bisque Flirty-eyed Toddler, 2095, by Bahr and Proschild for Bruno Schmidt
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$1,100
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20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep and flirty eyes, dark curly lashes, short feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, open mouth, outlined lips, two porcelain upper teeth, brunette human hair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing, wearing antique cotton toddler dress with red feather-stitching, undergarments, red stockings, black shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: B.P. (crossed swords) BSW (heart) 2095. Comments: Bahr and Proschild for Bruno Schmidt, circa 1915. Value Points: wonderfully expressive features, excellent bisque, endearing chubby toddler body on the rarer model.