#555

Rare German Bisque "Butterfly Baby" with Unusual Signature Name
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13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted curly lashes and up-swept brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, modeled tongue, two upper teeth, composition bent limb baby body, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 3 Made in Germany Butterfly Baby 90 3/0. Comments: Germany, mystery maker, circa 1915, the significance of the name "Butterfly Baby" is unknown. Value Points: rare doll whose mystery is yet to be discovered; other models are not known to exist.