#400

Wonderful All-Original German Bisque Child for Paris Doll Shop
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$1,100
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,mohair lashes,painted lower lashes,brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils,open mouth,outlined lips,four porcelain teeth,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 69 Germany Handwerck 0 1/2. Comments: Handwerck,circa 1900. Value Points: pristine unplayed with condition of the beautiful child with rare original lashes and wig,original body and body finish,and having three original paper labels (two on body,one on shoes) of the Parisian doll shop of Nadaud at 32 Rue du 4 Septembre from where the doll was purchased,wearing this very beautiful lace and cotton dress with matching undergarments,rose stockings,ivory kidskin shoes with rose silk bows,and a superb woven bonnet with rose silk bows and flowers.