#249

Two Early German Paper Mache Lady Dolls Known as "Milliner's Models"
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10" (25 cm.) -12". Each has paper mache shoulderhead with slender oval face and elongated throat, black sculpted hair in ornate style (each hair style is different from the other), painted facial features, slender kid body, wooden lower limbs, painted shoes. Condition: very good, original finish on each with some darkening, bodies are sturdy. Comments: Germany, circa 1840. Value Points: rare coiffures on the early lady dolls, each wearing factory original costume.