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Description
16" (41 cm.) Un-tinted bisque shoulder head lady
with elongated throat and regal presence has
cobalt blue glass eyes,painted lashes,dark
eyeliner,feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed
mouth with center accent line,blushed cheeks and
pierced ears. She has an early all-kid body with
stitch-jointing and is wearing a lovely antique
costume. Her light brown (_cafe-au-lait_) hair is
sculpted in soft rolled curls away from her face
with stippling details at the side,and captured in
a row of loose finger curls at her back crown that
cascade above a second layer of finger curls that
are tucked inside her back collar. She has a
superb painted and sculpted collar with two rows
of Dresden ruffles in varying colors separated by
a painted gold and blue yoke designed to simulate
embroidery and jewelry. Condition: generally
excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1870,C.F.
King,the doll is shown in Identifying German
Parian Dolls by Mary Krombholz,Value Points: the
exceptional rarity and richness of the doll is
only rivaled by her beauty and well-preserved
condition. She bears two blue ribbon awards from
UFDC conventions.