#258

Two German Paper-Mache Dolls and Framed Lithograph
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$400
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Description
13" (33 cm.) and 20". Each has paper-mache shoulder head with black sculpted hair in center part,with short finger curls behind sculpted ears,painted large dark eyes,painted upper lashes,closed mouth with slight smile,muslin stitch-jointed body. Marks: Greiner's Improved patent head,Mar' 58. Comments: Ludwig Greiner,circa 1858. Value Points: most endearing matching models in variant sizes with piquant expression,well-detailed hair,antique costume,undergarments,jewelry. Included is a framed tinted lithograph of two little girls in matching red dresses.