#382

Sonneberg Bisque Closed Mouth Doll in the French Look-Alike Manner
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass spiral-threaded eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, rose blushed eye shadow, accented nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig, Sonneberg composition and wooden ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Sonneberg, mystery maker, circa 1880, the doll closely resembles early French bebes whose market it aimed to capture. Value Points: very beautiful doll with fine decoration around the spiral threaded eyes, lovely bisque, original body and body finish.