#44

A Sister Doll to the Preceding with Variations of Costume and Accessories
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$1,200
sold
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Description
20" (51 cm.) including hair and heels. Bisque socket head, brown glass inset eyes, painted lashes and brows, open mouth, four porcelain teeth, dimpled chin, pierced ears, French composition and wooden body with jointing at shoulders and hips. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 4. Comments: French, circa 1900. Value Points: extraordinary detail of the costume with long jacket having gold buttons and metallic-edged jacket, royal bird emblems, red silk skirt edged with ribbons, silk trousers, fringed high stacked heels, and "liangbatou" transitional hairstyle decorated with beads, and embroidered bands.