#186

. Early German Bisque Child Doll,44-34,by Gebruder Kuhnlenz
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Description
33" (84 cm.) Bisque socket head with elongated facial modeling,very full cheeks,blue glass sleep eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted dark curly lashes,thick brush-stroked brows with decorative glaze,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth,outlined lips,four porcelain teeth,pierced ears,brunette human hair hand-tied wig with long ringlet curls,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent,body not original but appropriately sized and of the period. Marks: dep 44-34. Comments: Gebruder Kuhnlenz,circa 1885. Value Points: rare model to find in this large size,with beautiful expression and modeling.