#38

German Paper-Mache Lady Doll with Early Elaborate Coiffure
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$1,600
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Paper-mache shoulder head with elongated strong throat,painted azure-blue eyes,black upper eyeliner,accented nostrils,closed mouth,on kid body with wooden limbs,painted red shoes,wearing simple white blouse and white skirt,with remnants of frail early cotton gown included. Her sculpted black hair is arranged with two elaborately curled poufs at the sides of her face with scalloped curls painted onto the forehead,and having a prominent arrangement of narrow horizontal and angled braids at the crown fixed with a sculpted decorative comb. Condition: good,original finish on hair and face,some touch-up on shoulder plate,body repaired at right knee. Comments: Germany,circa 1840. Value Points: very elaborate coiffure enhanced by deeply sculpted details.