#137

German Bisque Doll with Sculpted Bonnet and Bodice by C.F. Kling
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$4,100
sold
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque shoulder head depicting a young lady with rounded facial shape,plump cheeks,blue glass inset eyes,encircling dark eyeliner,painted lashes,lightly feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with accent line between the tiny lips,and sculpted ears. She has a muslin stitch-jointed body with bisque lower limbs,painted yellow boots with black spats,and wears an antique woolen suit. Her sculpted bodice features a rounded collar with beaded and gilded trim and a blue bow. She has short ash-blonde hair arranged in soft curls and topped by a grey bonnet with wide brown band and streamer edged in gilt. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 116-4. Comments: C.F. Kling,circa 1880. Value Points: rarity factors include rare bonnet,fancy bodice,glass eyes.