#183

Two German paper mache Taufling Babies and Early Bed
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$1,100
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Description
6" (15 cm.) Each has solid-domed paper mache head on swivel shoulder head,black enamel eyes,painted features,muslin midriff with interior bellows crier,wooden limbs with loosely-jointed hands and feet,antique costume. Condition: very good/excellent,original finishes with faded details,criers not working. Comments: Germany,circa 1860. Value Points: the rare models are delightful in this small size,one holds a tiny baby rattle,and the pair are presented in an early Walterhausen wooden doll bed.