#183

German Bisque Lady Doll with Ornate Coiffure,Gilt Hair Bow and Superb Costume
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$950
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque shoulder head of adult lady with slender oval face and elongated throat,sculpted blonde hair arranged with waves framing her forehead enhanced by a glazed gilt hair bow,with a coronet of curls at the crown that extend into long ringlet curls at back of her head,fully-sculpted pierced ears,painted bright blue eyes with red and black upper eyeliner,one- stroke brows,aquiline nose with accented nostrils,closed mouth,original muslin body with bisque lower limbs. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1870. Value Points: superb coiffure and decoration,pierced ears,original body,and wearing very fine original purple silk fashionable gown,undergarments.