#120

Very Rare German Porcelain Bonnet Lady by K.P.M.
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$5,750
sold
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head of adult lady with oval-shaped face,elongated throat,black sculpted and painted hair drawn away from centerpart and captured under a snugly fitted bonnet that is decorated with a purple ruffled brim and throat ribbons,colorful purple flowers and sienna ribbons at the nape,painted large oval blue eyes,red and black eyeliner,single stroke brows,aquiline nose with accented nostrils,closed mouth,muslin stitch- jointed body,porcelain lower arms and legs,wearing antique silk gown and undergarments. Condition: generally excellent excepting rubs on right brow and cheek. Marks: KPM (inside shoulder plate). Comments: Konigliche Porzellan Manufaktur,circa 1850. Value Points: exceptionally rare early porcelain doll; few marked examples of any KPM dolls exist,this model is virtually unknown and features wonderful decoration of the bonnet.