Miniature Paper Mache Doll with Signature Costume and Toy, Early 1900s

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4 1/2" (11 cm.) Paper mache head with very expressive delight on his painted facial features, shadowed crown with sidelocks and topknot, paper mache hands and lower legs with painted white stockings. He is posed standing on original base, wearing black open-front guild coat with unusual lettering on the lapels, pleated skirt, painted shirt front and is holding a toy in his outstretched hand. Generally excellent. Early 1900s.