#362

Sonneberg Bisque Doll in the Bru Look-Alike Manner
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$1,900
sold
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass enamel inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted curly lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined pale lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig,composition and wooden body with attached ball-joints at shoulders,elbows,hips and knees,painted stockings and black two-lace shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Sonneberg,mystery maker,the doll closely resembles the classic Bru Jne bebe whose market it aimed to capture,circa 1882. Value Points: very beautiful Sonneberg doll with lovely bisque and painting,rare original body,lovely antique costume.