#67

Fine All-Original German Paper Mache Peddler as Old Lady with Provenance
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11" (28 cm.) Solid domed paper mache shoulder head depicting aged woman with painted facial features, brown eyes, age wrinkles, prominent nose, closed mouth, muslin body, paper mache limbs. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1870, probably Dressel, the doll wears original folklore costume of Guernsey Isles comprising ruffled cap under black bonnet, cotton skirt, fitted jacket, undergarments, along with knitting and needles, spectacles, and a basket of little needle cushions, and presented in original wooden cabinet. Value Points: impeccable original condition with superb complexion, hand-written provenance attached.