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Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head, large brown glass inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted long lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, Sonneberg composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, lovely lace costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 136 14. Comments: Sonneberg, mystery maker, circa 1885. Value Points: the doll closely resembles the early French portrait bebes whose market it sought to capture.