#28

Elegant and Rare German Bisque Lady Doll with Elaborate Brown Hair and Bodice
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$2,600
sold
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque shoulder head of adult lady with pale untinted bisque,brown sculpted hair waved away from face,behind pierced sculpted ears,into an arrangement of curls at the back of head with little curl onto her nape; the arrangement is captured by a gilt-edged blue hair band with white dots and a Dresden pink bow. She has painted features,blue eyes,aquiline nose,closed mouth with center accent line,and a very elaborately sculpted and painted bodice features Dresden ruffles,white beaded pearl necklace,and a sculpted brooch; her muslin body has bisque forearms and she wears a lovely antique gown and undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1870. Value Points: rarity factors include brown hair,hair ornaments,pierced ears,fancy bodice,antique gown