#258

Sonneberg Bisque Doll for the French Market,So-Called Look-Alike Bru
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$6,500
sold
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14"(36 cm.) Bisque socket head with flattened solid dome,grey glass enamel inset eyes with spiral threading,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig,Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists,pretty silk and lace dress and bonnet in the antique style,undergarments,antique leather shoes signed "2 Depose". Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 7. Comments: for the French market,maker unknown,circa 1892,the model closely resembles the "circle dot"bebe of Bru