#367

Sonneberg Bisque Doll in the French Look-Alike Manner
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$1,500
sold
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head with flattened solid dome,large blue glass enamel inset eyes,painted curly lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,lambswool wig,Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists,antique woolen costume,leather boots,satchel. Condition: generally excellent,original body finish albeit scuffed. Marks: 9. Comments: Sonneberg,circa 1882,the model resembles early French bebes of that era,whose market the Sonneberg makers sought to capture.