#222

German Porcelain Lady Doll with Rare Style Snood and Diadem
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$2,100
sold
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Description
23" (58 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head of lady with slightly-elongated throat,heart-shaped face,sculpted black hair drawn away from face with feathering at the sides,pageboy coiffure at the back captured under a modeled snood that is framed at her crown and sides with a curved shape diadem or comb,sculpted ears,blue eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,single stroke brows,circle accents at eye corners and nostrils,newer muslin stitch-jointed body with porcelain lower arms and legs,nice antique costume and undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1875. Value Points: rare coiffure with excellent detail of sculpting and design.