#203

Danish Porcelain Doll with Brown Hair and Bare Feet by Royal Copenhagen Porcelain
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$4,250
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Hand-pressed porcelain shoulder head with slightly pink-tinted complexion,short brown painted hair with tousled curl onto the forehead,fully-sculpted ears,painted facial features,tiny blue eyes,hint of smile,muslin body,porcelain arms to above the elbows,porcelain legs to above the knees,bare feet,wearing original blue and white cotton dress with multi-layered undergarments. Condition: generally excellent,small paint rub at back of hair. Marks: III (inside shoulder plate). Comments: Royal Copenhagen Porcelain,circa 1845. Value Points: very rare signed early barefoot porcelain doll,rare brown hair,previously in the Legoland Museum of Antique Dolls where it was known as Johannes Loffler in homage to its original owner.