German Porcelain Lady with Light-Brown Hair in Elaborate Ringlets

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24" (61 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with very plump face, light-brown sculpted hair with elaborate tight ringlet curls onto the forehead, framed by a wide black headband and with tiers of arranged ringlet curls at the back and tumbling onto her shoulders, painted small blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, muslin stitch-jointed body, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1870. Value Points: wonderfully detailed sculpting of elaborate coiffure.