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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head with flattened solid dome, large blue glass inset eyes with darker blue outer rims, thick black eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, thick brushstroked brows with feathered details, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips, impressed dimples at philtrum and chin, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig, Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 183. Comments: Sonneberg, circa 1882, maker unknown, the doll closely resembles French bebes of the era whose market it sought to capture. Value Points: the gentle expression is dramatized by most compelling large eyes, original body and body finish, antique costume.