#46

American Composition "Puppy Pippin" Designed by Grace Drayton
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$250
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Estimate
$300 / $400
Description
10" (25 cm.) Composition head depicting a pug puppy, with sculpted ears and facial features, painted shaded brown fur with black side-glancing googly eyes, original firmly-stuffed brushed-wool body with jointed legs and stubby tail. Condition: generally excellent, few rubs on finish. Marks: "Puppy Pippin,Trademark copyright 1911 E.I. Horsman" (original cloth label). Comments: designed by Grace Drayton and produced by Horsman, circa 1911. Value Points: wonderfully sculpted face, original leather collar.