#146

German Porcelain Doll Known as "Grape Lady"
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$2,100
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head of adult lady with oval face,slightly-elongated throat and sloping shoulders,black sculpted hair with well-defined combmarks captured under a sculpted gilt-accented snood with white ruffled edging and a cluster of grapes and ribbons at her crown,painted blue eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,single stroke black brows,slender nose,closed mouth,muslin stitch-jointed body,porcelain lower arms,lovely blue silk gown and undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1865. Value Points: rare to find model with wonderful detail of hair ornamentation,lovely serene expression.