$18,000
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Description
16" (40 cm.) Pink-tinted porcelain swivel head attached to
original shoulder plate in so-called "cup and saucer"
fashion,painted blue downcast eyes with darker blue outer
irises,black upper eyeliner,painted all-around lashes,fringed
brows,accent dots at nostrils,closed mouth with shyly smiling
expression,unpierced ears,horsehair-stuffed kid body and torso
pull-strings for Rohmer deposed sitting system,kid-over-wooden
upper arms,porcelain arms to above the elbows with curled
fingers,kid-over-wooden ball-jointed knees,porcelain lower legs
with bare feet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: (Rohmer
green stamp on torso). Comments: Leontine Rohmer,circa 1860,the
doll has Rohmer deposed seating system and unique head attachment.
Value Points: especially beautiful doll with fine realistic
complexion tones,wonderful expression on the plumply-modeled
face,swivel head,original signed body,original porcelain limbs
with fine detail of sculpting,and beautiful antique linen costume
with red soutache trim.