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Description
12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head with pale complexion,almond shaped blue glass eyes with spiral
threading,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,rose blushed eye
shadow,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with defined space between the outlined
lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig,Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed
body,pretty antique costume. Condition: generally excellent,paint finish worn on upper
legs,original body finish. Marks: 1. Comments: Sonneberg,circa 1885,the doll closely resembles
the early portrait bebe by Jumeau,whose market the doll attempted to capture. Value Points: very
beautiful doll with lovely pale bisque and soft subtle blushing.