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Description
23" (58 cm.) Paper mache shoulder head with deeply sculpted black curly hair in short mannish fashion, black glass enamel inset eyes, painted lashes, lightly feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, slender kid body with elongated limbs, wooden lower arms and legs, painted black shoes, wearing original formal gentleman's suit. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1865. Value Points: rare model with very fine sculpting, original finish, ex-Mildred Seeley Collection.