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Description
9" (23 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass inset eyes, painted long curly lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils of tiny button-shaped nose, closed mouth with accented lips, dimpled chin and philtrum, blonde mohair wig, Sonneberg composition and wooden fully jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 938 # (on flat edge of crown rim, along with illegible size number). Comments: Alt, Beck and Gottschalk, circa 1885. Value Points: rare model with superb detail of sculpting especially for this small size, dramatic luminous eyes, original body and body finish.