#708

Pretty Sonneberg Bisque Doll, 183, by Mystery Maker in Original Costume
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$2,800
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20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head with flattened solid dome, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, dark painted lashes, thick brush-stroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips, pierced ears, Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed body, straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 183 12. Comments: Sonneberg, mystery maker, circa 1890.Value Points: pretty wide-eyed child with well-defined features wearing her original blue velvet dress with leather hip belt, leather boots signed L.P. undergarments, blue velvet cap with red silk trim.