#91.1

German All-Bisque Wedding Couple in Original Costumes in Early Box
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$600
sold
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Description
4" (10 cm.) Each is all-bisque with swivel head,cobalt blue glass eyes,painted features,closed mouth,blonde mohair wig,pin-jointed bisque arms and legs,painted stockings and black heeled shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1890,for the French market. Value Points: with original bride and groom costumes,her gown of fine ivory satin,with tiny orange blossoms in hair,the pair have been preserved in an early French candy box with engraving on the lid.