#239

Sonnebeg Bisque Doll with Closed Mouth
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$900
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head with flattened solid dome, brown glass inset eyes, painted lashes, brush-stroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 20. Comments: Sonneberg, circa 1885. Value Points: very pretty closed mouth child with lovely bisque, original body, wearing lace-trimmed antique costume, soutache-embroidered bonnet.