#246

German Porcelain Lady Doll with Rare Coiffure and Regal Presence
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$3,000
sold
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Description
26" (66 cm.) Thick paste porcelain shoulder head with upheld face and strong throat, black sculpted hair waved from her face into two wide wing poufs and captured into a thick upswept chignon at the back of head, painted blue upper glancing eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accent line between the lips, muslin stitch-jointed body, porcelain lower limbs, sewn-on leather boots, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1860. Value Points: regal presence of the elegant lady with rare coiffure, rare sewn-on brown leather high lace boots.