#11

Rare German Porcelain Lady Doll with Gold Bead-Trimmed Coiffure
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$2,000
sold
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with heart-shaped face,elongated strong throat,black sculpted hair waved away from her face with pronounced widow's peak and delicate feathering at the forehead,three-tiered hair coronet at her crown held by gilt-edged beading,and a loosely-braided chignon at her nape with further gilt- edged beading,painted downcast blue eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,single-stroke brows,aquiline nose,closed mouth,muslin stitch-jointed body,porcelain limbs,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1860. Value Points: very rare model with superb detail of coiffure and artfully-shaped face.