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German Bisque Doll with Sculpted Hair and Glass Eyes
Live Auction

$650
sold
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Description
21" (53 cm.) Bisque shoulder head with very plump face,blonde sculpted hair arranged in long ringlet curls,brown glass inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with center accent line,commercial muslin stitch-jointed body,plump bisque lower limbs,purple luster boots with tassel-trimmed stockings. Condition: generally excellent except left thumb restored,legs are matched design albeit right leg is one size larger and has reglue. Comments: German,attributed to Alt,Beck and Gottschalk,circa 1880. Value Points: beautiful gentle expression,rarer brown eyes,original body and fine costume.