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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head,intaglio blue eyes
with large black pupils,well-defined eye
sockets,brush-stroked brows,pronounced rounded
nose,closed mouth in wide beaming smile with
painted teeth and tongue tip,brunette mohair wig
in side coiled braids,Sonneberg composition and
wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally
excellent,some light body retouch. Marks: Dep T.H.
Germany o9. Comments: Theodore Hornlein of
Sonneberg,this is likely the DRGM that he
registered in 1909 as "character doll head",his
contribution to the art character reform movement
of that year. Value Points: very rare character
with wonderfully-expressive features,choice bisque
and painting,wearing antique woolen embroidered
folklore costume.