#451

German Bisque Portrait Doll of Baby Peggy for Amberg
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque shoulderhead, brown glass sleep eyes, painted curly lashes, brush-stroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with very full accented lips, kid gusset-jointed body with bisque forearms, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 19c24 L.A.&S. NY Germany 50 982/2. Comments: commissioned by the New York import firm of Amberg, circa 1924, portrait doll of the 1920 silent film child star, Baby Peggy Montgomery. Value Points: rare model with finest quality of bisque and modeling, the face closely resembles the actual child star.