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Description
10" (25 cm.) Solid domed bisque head with flat-cut neck socket designed to fit the dowel protruding from torso, brown glass inset eyes, painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, unpierced ears, blonde mohair wig, Sonneberg composition and wooden fully jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 2. Comments: Sonneberg, circa 1885, maker unknown. Value Points: the wide-eyed closed mouth child with rare dowel-attachment body is wearing well-detailed antique folklore costume with very rare coiffe.