German Bisque Porcelain Doll with Rare Brown Eyes and Painted Lashes

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28" (71 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with black sculpted hair in short curls,deeply-sculpted eye sockets,painted brown eyes,black and red upper eyeliner,painted lashes,circle-accents on nostrils closed mouth with full outlined lips,muslin stitch-jointed body,nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1860. Value Points: very fine sculpting of eye sockets,painted brown eyes and lashes,impressed details around the mouth and philtrum.