#290

German Bisque Lady with Sculpted Blonde Hair and Modeled Bodice
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$400
sold
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque shoulder head of adult lady with blonde sculpted hair waved away from her face and captured in a snood-enclosed page-boy curl at the back,painted facial features,blue eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,brown single stroke brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with center accent line,sculpted bodice with design of gathers,collar and blue-striped bow,muslin stitch-jointed body,bisque lower arms and legs,painted black shoes,nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent,repair to right arm. Comments: Germany,circa 1870. Value Points: rare coiffure and sculpted bodice.