#237

Two German Bisque Lady Doll Heads with Dresden Flowers and Bead Necklaces
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Description
5" (13 cm.) Each is a bisque shoulder head of adult lady with sculpted hair in long flowing curls waved from her face and tumbling onto her nape, decorated with a coronet of Dresden porcelain flowers and leaves, gold beads at the back, and a gold necklace, painted blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth. Condition: generally excellent, one with little flake on nose tip. Comments: Germany, circa 1870. Value Points: rare models that are identical excepting variation in hair colors and floral painting indicating hand workmanship.