#137

German Bisque Lady with Snood-Captured Coiffure and All-Bisque Early Boy
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$750
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10" (25 cm.) Bisque shoulder head with very curly brown sculpted hair drawn away from face and captured in a sculpted black snood with gilt trim and fancy blue coronet, painted facial features, unusual side-glancing blue eyes, painted lashes and brows, closed mouth, muslin stitch-jointed body, bisque lower limbs, antique gown. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1870. Value Points: rare coiffure, brown hair, fancy snood; included is a little all-bisque boy with sculpted brown hair and sculpted costume comprising boy's Sunday best suit with pink bow, buttons, black belt and black boots.