#460

German Porcelain Lady with Elaborate Coiffure
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$750
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Description
21" (53 cm.) Porcelain shoulderhead with oval face and elongated throat, black sculpted hair drawn away from face into softly rolled curls, painted blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, muslin stitch-jointed body, porcelain lower limbs. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1860. Value Points: early doll in antique costume, fancily sculpted hair.