#72

Petite German Bisque Lady Doll with Wig
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$450
sold
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Solid domed un-tinted bisque shoulder head of adult lady with heart-shaped face,elongated throat,painted bright blue eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,single stroke brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,tiny closed mouth,and having original brunette human hair wig. She has a muslin stitch-jointed body and bisque lower limbs with painted black shoes,and is wearing an early patterned cotton gown and undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1870. Value Points: fine detail of modeling includes aquiline nose,well-sculpted ears,slender full throat,with original body,wig and costume.