#25

German Bisque Lady Doll with Brown Sculpted Hair in Rare Coiffure
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$900
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque shoulder head of adult lady with heart-shaped slender face,elongated throat,brown sculpted hair waved away from her face with feathered details around her forehead,and with a bounty of arranged ringlet curls at the back of her head,sculpted pierced ears,old muslin stitch-jointed body with bisque lower limbs,painted black ankle boots,fashionable antique silk costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 61 (inside back shoulder plate). Comments: Germany,circa 1870,the rare model was made with several variations of construction including one that is identical except having removable curls at the head back. Value Points: rarity factors include brown hair,exquisite rare coiffure,pierced ears.