German Bisque Shoulder Head of Boy with Blue Top Hat by Hertwig

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11" (28 cm.) Bisque shoulder head portraying a young lad with painted blue eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,wavy brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with center accent line,hole at corner of mouth for cigarette,muslin body with bisque lower limbs,wearing antique-style blue silk suit. His tousled curly blonde hair is partially covered by a blue top hat that perches in a saucy manner on the top of his head and has darker blue banding. He has a very fancy sculpted bodice with stand-up blue lapels edged in gold,white shirt trimmed with gold beading and blue ribbon,and a scalloped embroidery line. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Hertwig,circa 1890. Value Points: Hertwig,circa 1890. Value Points: rare shoulder head doll by this firm,with sassy cigarette in mouth,delightfully decorated bodice and hat.