#394

Beautiful Early Sonneberg Doll with Portrait Like French Look
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18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,painted long curly lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde human hair wig,Sonneberg composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body,lovely costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 0. Comments: mystery maker,circa 1882,the model closely resembles early Gaultier bebes and was made to compete with the luxury French market of the end-19th century.