#253

German Bisque Lady Doll with Glass Eyes and Elaborately Sculpted Hair and Bodice
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$900
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Description
21" (53 cm.) Bisque shoulderhead, sculpted brown hair with clusters of ringlet curls at her forehead and with hair drawn back into very full curls at the back, with decorative bisque hair bow, blue glass inset eyes, accented nostrils, painted lashes and brows, pierced ears, closed mouth, sculpted bodice with Dresden ruffled collar, gold beads and painted blue details, new muslin body, bisque lower limbs, silk costume, undergarments. Condition: generally excellent, restoration to hair bow. Comments: Germany, circa 1875. Value Points: rarity factors include brown hair, fancy coiffure, glass eyes, and very elegant bodice.