#120

German Bisque Lady with Unusual Variation of Lustre Snood Sculpted Hair
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$650
sold
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque shoulder head of adult lady with slender oval face and elongated throat,light brown sculpted hair with defined comb-marks and widow's peak that is waved away from her face and captured in a sculpted blue snood and framed by a purple snood scarf with tassel and feather trim,painted facial features,pale blue upper glancing eyes,red and brown upper eyeliner,brown painted brows,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth with center accent,muslin body with bisque lower limbs,painted blue ankle boots with purple trim,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent,repair to right boot. Comments: Germany,circa 1870. Value Points: especially beautiful model with variations in hair and snood color,and very full scarf and feathers.