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A Basket of Bye-Lo Babies, A Study in Variation

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1 . Petite German Bisque Doll with Closed Mouth by Kestner
2 . Maple Psyche Mirror with Elaborately-Carved Frame
3 . Very Rare Model of French Bisque Bebe by Schmitt et Fils
4 . Splendid French Bisque Poupee with Superb Original Costume
5 . Beautiful French Bisque Poupee with Brilliant Cobalt Blue Eyes
6 . Three Antique Parasols with Rare Handles
7 . 19th Century French Miniature Candy Container as Toilette Mirror
8 . French Bisque Poupee by Gaultier Wearing Exquisite Original Costume
9 . German Bisque Doll with Sculpted Brown Hair and Bodice
10 . American Mechanical Walking Doll, Autoperipatetikos, with Rare German Bisque Head
11 . Early French Mechanical Gliding Lady in Original Costume by Vichy et Fils
12 . Very Fine French Sewing Necessaire in the Shape of a Spinet Piano
13 . Extremely Rare German Bisque Doll as "The Work-Table Companion"
14 . Very Beautiful French Bisque Bebe, Series C, by Jules Steiner
15 . 19th Century Woven Basket as Etrennes Gift, Filled with Miniature Dolls and Toys

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A Basket of Bye-Lo Babies, A Study in Variation

Lot Number: 
184
8-12" (30 cm.) Six Bye-Lo babies, each with solid domed head with flanged neck, five with glass eyes and one with painted eyes, tinted baby hair, closed mouth with wide center line, softly-stuffed muslin body, celluloid hands, and wearing antique costume. Condition: generally excellent, celluloid model has crack at side of head. Marks: copyr. by Grace S, Putnam Made in Germany. Comments: the infant baby designed by American artist, Grace Putnam, mid-1920s, the beloved doll was presented in a number of variations of material, included here, bisque, composition, celluloid, biskoloid, and the very rare wax. Value Points: a very rare collection includes a pair of brown and blue-eyed babies, and each of the dolls wears its original Bye-lo Baby celluloid pin.
Realized Price: 
$1,300
Presale Estimate: 
1200/1500