#312

German Porcelain Lady Doll with Braided Chignon and Fine Early Costume
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25" (64 cm.) Pink-tinted porcelain shoulder head, black sculpted hair with V-shaped center part, hair waved loosely away from face and captured in a braided chignon at the back of the head, painted blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, white eye dots, black single-stroke brows, circle-accented nostrils, closed mouth, muslin stitch-jointed body, leather stitched-on boots, leather arms. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1860. Value Points: fine delicately blushed complexion, rare coiffure, beautiful antique costume.