#48

German Porcelain Lady Doll with Sculpted Snood and Grape Cluster
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$2,100
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Description
21" (53 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head of adult lady with oval-shaped face,black sculpted hair waved smoothly across the upper forehead and captured by a sculpted snood with decorative white gilt-edged ruffles centered by a cluster of grapes and leaves at her crown,painted blue upper glancing eyes,black and red upper eyeliner,single stroke brows,closed mouth with center accent line,new muslin stitch-jointed body and porcelain limbs,lovely floral-printed muslin gown and undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1870. Value Points: beautiful model with rare coiffure and hair ornamentation.