#253

German Bisque Sculpted Hair Boy with Glass Eyes
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$750
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17" (43 cm.) Bisque shoulder head turned to the right,very plump cheeks and chin,blonde sculpted hair in short tousled curls,fully-sculpted ears,cobalt blue glass enamel eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with center accent line,muslin stitch-jointed body,bisque lower arms,black velvet costume with lace collar. Condition: generally excellent,one thumb chipped. Comments: Germany,circa 1880. Value Points: very handsome face with deeply-sculpted hair,fine quality of bisque,well-defined eye decoration.