#58

German Porcelain Doll with Wig and Fine Costume
Live Auction

$1,200
sold
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Description
22" (56 cm.) Solid domed porcelain shoulder head with plump face,small blue painted eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,single stroke brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth,brunette mohair wig over black painted pate,commercial muslin stitch-jointed body,leather arms,sewn-on stockings and red leather boots,wearing lovely antique gown,undergarments,woven bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1860. Value Points: sweet smiling expression on the rarer wigged model,original body,lovely costume.