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Description
14" (36 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head of adult lady with heart-shaped face, black sculpted hair waved from face into loosely captured curls, and with pageboy curl at the back held by black band, cobalt blue glass inset eyes, painted red eyeliner and brows, aquiline nose, closed mouth, blushed cheeks, old muslin stitch-jointed body with stitch-defined fingers, nicely costumed in black silk and lace. Condition: very faint old hairline extends horizontally across eyes into hair. Comments: Germany, circa 1850. Value Points: rare glass eyes, very expressive portrait-like features, rare coiffure.