Petite German Bisque Lady with Sculpted Hair Bow and Green Throat Ribbon

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11" (28 cm.) Bisque shoulderhead, blonde sculpted hair with meticulously arranged horizontal curls at her crown which extend into long ringlet curls onto her shoulders, tied with a black hair bow at her crown, sculpted ears, painted blue eyes, red and brown upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, sculpted bodice accentuated by a green ribbon at the neckline, original muslin body with bisque lower arms and legs, painted purple boots with green trim, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Alt, Beck and Gottschalk, circa 1875. Value Points: rarity factors include coiffure, hair bow, green throat bow, original body with rare fancy boots.