#35

19th Century Porcelain Lady Doll,Possibly Schlaggenwald
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$1,700
sold
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head of adult lady with oval face and elongated throat,pink- tinted complexion,painted blue/grey upper glancing eyes,red and black upper eye liner,black single-stroke brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with accented lips,black painted pate,muslin stitch-jointed body,kid arms,antique black taffeta gown,undergarments. Condition: generally excellent,some body repair. Marks: (tiny black S inside shoulderplate,and incised 61). Comments: possibly Schlaggenwald,circa 1850. Value Points: very beautiful luminous complexion with finely-painted features.