#110

German Bisque Lady with Sculpted Brown Hair and Gold Beaded Ribbons
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$850
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Bisque shoulder head with deeply comb-marked light brown sculpted hair arranged with forehead curly bangs,hair waved back over partially-sculpted pierced ears and arranged in a loosely-coiled chignon at the back with tumbling curls onto her nape; the hair decorated with three bands of beaded gold bands,having large blue painted eyes in deeply-set eye sockets,painted black upper eyeliner,single-stroke brows,aquiline nose,closed mouth,muslin stitch-jointed body with bisque lower limbs,rose silk gown,and undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 10. Comments: Germany,circa 1870. Value Points: rare model with beautifully-shaded and sculpted brown hair and gilded hair ornaments.