Very Rare Large German All-Bisque Doll with Sculpted Bent Knees

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11" (28 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque torso,plumply-shaped face with full cheeks,blue glass eyes with spiral threading,painted lashes,lightly feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with center accent line,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig,very shapely torso,peg-jointed bisque arms and legs modeled with bent elbows and knees,bare feet,separately sculpted fingers,antique costume included. Condition: generally excellent,tiny flakes at neck rim. Marks: 915 #3 (front crown rim). Comments: Alt,Beck and Gottschalck,circa 1885,the model was designed to portray a young child with realistically sculpted limbs,and to have the ability to lie,sit,or kneel. Value Points: extremely rare model,few examples are known to exist,with wonderfully defined body dimples,finest quality of bisque.