#292

German Bisque Lady with Glass Eyes and Sculpted White Fichu
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$1,400
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque shoulder head of lady with rounded face and elongated throat,blonde sculpted hair drawn away from her forehead with deeply-sculpted waves and crowned by a braided coronet,with looped curls at the back held by a black hair band,fully-sculpted pierced ears,cobalt blue glass enamel inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with center accent line,pierced ears,sculpted white fichu,antique muslin stitch-jointed body with leather arms,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1870. Value Points: rare coiffure with beautiful detail of curls,sculpted fichu with elegantly draped folds.