#17

Very Rare German Bisque Miniature Doll with Unique Bisque Sculpted Hat
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Description
8" (20 cm.) Bisque shoulder head with sculpted very tall shaded brown hat that is brush-stroked to suggest fur and decorated with black band,chin strap and red ornaments,with brown sculpted hair peeking at sides,painted brown eyes,black eyeliner,closed mouth,muslin body,bisque lower limbs,painted socks and black shoes,original undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1880. Value Points: very rare model,the doll is shown in Evelyn Ackerman's Dolls in Miniature,page 92,described as perhaps the only existing model and endowed with a "high state of artistic endeavor".