#231

German paper mache Doll with So-Called Bee-Hive Coiffure
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$600
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11" (28 cm.) paper mache shoulder head with heart-shaped face,sculpted black hair with deeply- impressed curls and so-called bee-hive arrangement at the crown,painted turquoise eyes,closed mouth,slender kid body,wooden lower limbs,wearing (frail) antique bronze green silk gown,undergarments. Condition: very good,original finish,minor paint wear on hair,one small craquelure at lower back. Comments: Germany,circa 1840. Value Points: rare coiffure,original finish and costume,painted yellow shoes.