#14

An All-Original German Paper-Mache Lady with So-called "Apollo"s Knot" Coiffure
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Paper-mache shoulder head of adult woman with slender oval face and elongated throat,painted turquoise blue eyes,black upper eyeliner and brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with accent line between the prim lips. Her sculpted black hair in arranged elaborately in the coiffure known as "Apollo"s Knot",featuring wide pouf curls over each ear,and the remainder of her hair captured high on her crown into two high looped curls that are edged with sculpted beading at the base. The doll has her original slender kid body with wooden limbs,spatula-shaped hands,painted yellow shoes,and wears her original tulle gown with matching pantalets and two petticoats. Condition: generally excellent,one minor craze line at side shoulder. Comments: Germany,circa 1840,the model is similar to one appearing in an early Kestner catalog of paper-mache dolls. Value Points: near-pristine condition of the rare model with beautiful coiffure,fine complexion and painting,original body and costume.