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German All-Bisque Bonnie Babe Designed by Georgene Averill
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$400 / $500
Description
7" (18 cm.) Solid domed bisque swivel head on bisque torso, sculpted short brown curly hair with tendrils tumbling onto the forehead, tiny brown glass sleep eyes, tinted brows, open mouth, two porcelain lower teeth, loop-joined bisque arms and legs, painted white socks and blue one-strap shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 17 (front neck). Comments: "Bonnie Babe", designed by Georgene Averill under commission from George Borgfeldt, circa 1920. Value Points: outstanding detail of sculpture on the facial features and hair of the laughing toddler in rare larger size.