#97

German Porcelain Lady Doll with Rare Horizontal Curls
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$550
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with very slender face and throat,black sculpted hair with waves at the front and sides accented with delicate feathering,seven rows of arranged horizontal curls at the back with modeled band,pierced ears,painted blue eyes,black upper eyeliner,single stroke brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with center accent line,muslin stitch-jointed body,porcelain lower l8imbs,antique fashionable gown and undergarments. Condition: generally excellent,body is new. Comments: Germany,circa 1870. Value Points: fancy coiffure,pierced ears,lovely old gown.