#188

German Bisque Lady with Black Sculpted Hair and Scarf
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$3,600
sold
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque shoulder head of lady with oval face and elongated throat,black sculpted hair waved away from her face with elaborate feathering around the edges and captured in a sculpted blue and magenta scarf that elaborately circles her face and back chignon,and falls gracefully onto her shoulders,painted blue upper glancing eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,single stroke brows,brown painted single stroke lashes,accented nostrils,closed mouth with center accent line,old hand-stitched kid body with stitch-jointed limbs,lovely antique costume,undergarments,leather boots. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1870. Value Points: rarity factors include black hair in ornate coiffure and very elaborately wrapped ornamental scarf.