#146

German Bisque Sculpted Hair Lady with Dresden Ruffled Snood
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$700
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Description
21" (53 cm.) Bisque shoulder head of adult lady with sculpted blonde hair waved away from her face into pageboy curls captured by a sculpted black snood that is edged all-around by a black bisque ruffle outlined in gilt,painted blue eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,single stroke brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth,rosy cheeks,sculpted blouse bodice and blue bow,muslin body with bisque lower limbs,nicely costumed. Condition: restoration to blue bow,slight roughness of gilt on head ruffle,body is new. Comments: Germany,circa 1870. Value Points: fancy snood and ruffle,modeled bodice.