Lot 107: Armand Marseille Bisque Socket Head Character Baby Doll

This German character baby doll features a bisque porcelain socket head on a five-piece composition bent-limb body. The head is modelled with a double chin, painted and moulded hair, and rosy tinted cheeks. It features blue weighted glass sleep eyes and an open mouth with two visible lower teeth. The doll is dressed in a white cotton long gown beneath a hand-knitted green cardigan, which is decorated with three white crocheted flower appliqués and fastened with four white buttons.

The back of the neck features incised marks. An impressed mark is visible at the base of the neck, reading Germany above the letters A M. Above these marks, the mold number 351 is faintly visible. The composition hands are modelled with spread fingers.