#200

German All-Bisque Doll in Original Costume with Rose Silk Embroidered Wrap
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$700
sold
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Description
5 1/2" (14 cm.) Bisque swivel head on bisque torso,blue glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils,slightly-parted lips,teeth,blonde mohair wig,peg-jointed bisque arms and legs,painted shoes and socks. Condition: generally excellent,tiny chips at back of neck and top of each arm,left arm imperceptibly reglued at the elbow. Marks: 3. Comments: Germany,circa 1890. Value Points: the little doll wears her factory-original fancy silk dress,undergarments,bonnet,and is preserved inside a luxury French silk padded wrap with quilted interior and embroidery on the exterior of a little girl holding her doll.