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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque shoulder head of adult lady
with oval face and elongated throat,pale
complexion,bright blue eyes,red and black upper
eyeliner,single-stroke brows,accented
nostrils,small closed mouth,light-brown sculpted
hair in extremely-elaborate coiffure comprising
three tiers of horizontal finger curls ending in
dainty spit curls at the tips and decorated with a
flower below the sculpted ears,a loosely-woven
braid at the crown and an elaborate knotted
chignon at the back decorated by another bow,early
muslin-stitch-jointed body with kid arms,lovely
silk gown. Condition: generally excellent.
Comments: Conta & Boehme,circa 1870. Value Points:
extremely rare coiffure with meticulous
detail,beautiful complexion and painting.