#155

Rare German Bisque Lady Doll with "Spider-Web" Snood
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$2,100
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Untinted bisque shoulderhead of lady with perfectly oval face and slightly-elongated throat, blonde sculpted hair waved into double rows of arranged curls framing her face, edged with purple bisque ruffle, and centered by a large blue flower at her crown, the back of hair enclosed in an elaborately-woven "spider-web" snood, painted bright blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, brown single stroke brows, closed mouth, muslin stitch-jointed body, bisque forearms, nice antique costume. Condition: generally excellent albeit, probable restoration to ribbon and flower, one bow tip missing at back, arms not original. Value Points: very rare model with intriguing sculpted and painted snood.