#33

Two German Bisque Miniature Dolls in Amusing Antique Costumes
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5" (13 cm.) and 6 ". Each has bisque head,sculpted short blonde curly hair,painted blue eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,single-stroke brows,accented nostrils of rounded nose,closed mouth,jointed arms and legs. Condition: generally excellent,some tiny chips at stringing holes. Comments: Germany,circa 1890. Value Points: whimsical handmade costumes of big and little brothers playing knights in armor,the armor being simply silver cloth,each with little carved wooden sword.