#45

German Porcelain Doll with Classic Queen Victorian Coiffure
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$2,000
sold
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Description
10" (25 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with oval-shaped face and strong throat,black sculpted hair waved smoothly below the ears and drawn into a coiled chignon at the back of the head,fully sculpted ears,tiny painted blue eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,aquiline nose with tiny accented nostrils,closed mouth,slender kid body with wooden lower arms and legs,nicely costumed. Condition: porcelain excellent,kid body very worn. Comments: Germany,circa 1850,with sculpted hairstyle in the manner made popular by the young Queen Victoria. Value Points: rare model with exquisite sculpting.