#78

German Porcelain Doll Representing a Young Lady with Rare-To-Find Coiffure
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$600
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17" (43 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with black sculpted hair arranged in soft waves away from her face excepting the short curly forehead bangs with painted wispy tendrils,having loosely-coiled chignon at the back with a cascading curl onto her center shoulders,sculpted pierced ears,pale blue upper-glancing eyes in deeply-set eye sockets,painted thin eyeliner and brows,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth,muslin stitch-jointed body,porcelain lower limbs,antique green wool/silk dress with black velvet ribbons,undergarments,matching earrings and brooch. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1875,the model aptly represents a young lady. Value Points: rare model with wonderfully-sculpted hair,her sculpted eyes set in deep sockets.