#202

Rare Early German Bisque Child Doll,182,by Mystery Maker
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$1,600
sold
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with slightly-pouting expression,outlined lips,brunette mohair wig,Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed body,wearing pretty antique lace dress,undergarments,bonnet,socks,and leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 182 12. Comments: mystery maker,circa 1882,the facial model resembles other models by C.F. Kling. Value Points: especially beautiful doll with gentle expression,fine quality bisque and painting.