#18

Rare German Bisque Taufling Baby in Antique Costume
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$2,200
sold
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Solid domed bisque head with flat-cut neck socket that pivots on shoulder plate neck dowel,sculpted brown hair with curly details,sculpted ears,painted facial features,blue eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,short stroke brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with center accent line,muslin midriff with bellows crier,porcelain hips and lower limbs with painted black shoes. Condition: hairlines on left arm and legs,original firing lines on head seam. Comments: Germany,circa 1860,the doll combines rare glazed bisque head with porcelain shoulder plate and limbs that are original. Value Points: very rare taufling baby with superb sculpting detail,wearing original pique baby gown,undergarments,bonnet.