#138

German Porcelain Lady Doll with Sculpted Comb at Crown
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19" (48 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with slender oval face and throat,black sculpted hair loosely waved at the crown and captured by a sculpted decorative crown at the center,the remainder of her hair swept behind her fully sculpted pierced ears and formed into ringlet curls that fall upon a more formally arranged pageboy curls at her back shoulders,painted blue eyes in a downcast yet slightly side-glancing expression,red and black upper eyeliner,single stroke brows,accented eye corners,circle accents,closed mouth with full lips,newer muslin stitch-jointed body and porcelain limbs,silk fashion costume and undergarments. Condition: generally excellent,few light paint rubs on hair. Comments: Germany,circa 1870. Value Points: rare model with wonderful detail of hair style,pierced ears.