#402

Sonneberg All-Wooden
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$2,100
sold
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Description
26" (66 cm.) Carved wooden socket head,blue glass inset eyes,painted curly lashes,brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,brunette human hair in braided coronet,all-wooden body with jointing at shoulders,elbows,wrists,hips and knees. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Rudolf Schneider,of Sonneberg,whose doll factory specialized in wooden dolls,registered the trademark "bebe tout en bois" for these particular wooden dolls that were aimed at the French market. Value Points: especially grand-size of the model in near-pristine condition,wearing wonderful vintage fortune-telling costume.