$2,500
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Paper mache shoulder head depicting an aged lady
with impressed wrinkles,blue glass inset eyes,strong nose and
chin,slightly parted lips with spaced teeth,brunette human hair
wig,linen body,posable arms,wearing original red woolen gown
with black velvet trim,matching hooded
cape,undergarments,hand-cobbed leather boots. Condition:
generally excellent. Comments: circa 1850. Value Points: the
kindly smiling peddler lady wears spectacles,has original
costume and carries a well-laden tray with a wide variety of
dolls,toys and decorative novelties,viz. more than eight different
dolls,harmonica,locket,books,silhouette in frame,fine necessaire
with gold-plated scissors,and more.