#211

Two German Paper Dolls Known as Milliner's Models
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$550
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Description
8" (20 cm.) and 9". Each has paper mache shoulder head with sculpted black hair,painted facial features,slender kid body,wooden lower limbs,painted shoes. Condition: generally excellent,finish on man a bit dusty. Comments: Germany,circa 1840. Value Points: the woman has large turquoise eyes and elaborate coiffure with painted stippled curls around her face,and the man has well-detailed short curly hair,both wearing original costumes.