#368

19th Century Large German Paper Mache Brown-eyed Child Attributed to Greiner
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$550
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33" (84 cm.) Paper mache shoulder head with rounded facial modeling,black sculpted hair in long ringlet curls waved behind her sculpted ears,brown upper-glancing eyes,feathered brows,closed mouth,muslin stitch-jointed body with wooden arms,wearing nice antique children's cloth of the era. Condition: fair/good,finish is very worn with some craquelure,and back shoulderplate is reglued. Comments: attributed to Ludwig Greiner,circa 1860. Value Points: in charming as found condition,un-restored,rarer brown eyes in upper-gazing expression.