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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head with flattened solid dome, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes with pronounced spiral threading, dark eyeliner, mauve-blushed eyeshadow, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with rich outlined lips, dimpled chin, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 137 11. Comments: Sonneberg, mystery maker, circa 1885. Value Points: gorgeous all-original closed mouth doll, wearing factory original dress and bonnet, with yellow waist sash lettered "The Girl From Paris".