#62

German Bisque Lady with Brown Sculpted Hair in Original Costume
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$750
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Description
5" (13 cm.) Bisque shoulder head of slender-faced lady with very elaborate brown sculpted hair that is winged and braided at the front,and formed into a bead-trimmed chignon at the back,diminutive painted facial features,muslin body,bisque lower limbs,painted flat black shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1870,included is a soft metal chest of drawers with attached mirror. Value Points: outstanding coiffure in rare brown color,the lady wears her original silk costume with braided trim. The doll is shown in Ackerman's Dolls in Miniature,page 84.