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Description
11" (28 cm.) Each has wax over paper mache shoulder head, brown glass inset eyes painted features, closed mouth, sculpted short curly hair with sculpted bonnet, the larger with classic taufling body with paper mache lower torso, arms and legs and painted black ankle boots; and the smaller with muslin torso and upper limbs, and wooden lower arms and legs with painted blue ankle boots. Condition: fair, craquelure on heads, bodies original. Comments: Germany, circa 1875. Value Points: the dolls have sculpted and painted fancy bonnets, and each is wearing antique costume.