#52

German Porcelain Doll with Gold Lustre Coronet
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$950
sold
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head,painted blue eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,single stroke black brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the lips. She has a muslin stitch-jointed body with porcelain limbs,flat black shoes,and is wearing a lovely antique costume. Her sculpted black hair is arranged with center-part,one long finger curl behind each sculpted ear,and a three-tiered chignon at the nape,then decorated by a gilded magenta coronet. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1875. Value Points: beautiful detail of rare coiffure and decoration.