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Description
21"(53 cm.) Bisque socket head with flattened solid dome,large brown glass inset eyes,long
painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed
mouth with defined space between the outlined lips,pierced ears,brunette mohair wig,French
composition and wooden fully-jointed body,antique burgundy silk dress with hand-made lace
and silk ribbons,lace bonnet,undergarments,lace stockings,black leather shoes. Condition:
generally excellent,few small chips at bottom of neck socket,body is appropriately sized and of
the same era but not original. Marks: 117 14. Comments: Sonneberg,maker unknown,circa
1885,the model was designed to appeal to the French doll-buying public. Value Points: beautiful
face enhanced by very large brown eyes,lovely bisque and sculpting.