#42

Sonneberg Bisque Doll with Rarer Body Style
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$2,300
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Description

11" (28 cm.) Solid domed bisque head with flat-cut neck socket, brown glass enamel inset eyes, painted lashes and lightly feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, outlined lips, brunette mohair wig, five piece composition body with protruding neck dowel for attachment to head, shapely legs with painted stockings, and four-lace heeled boots, wearing black velvet antique dress with lace trim, matching bonnet, undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 3. Comments: Sonneberg, for the French market, circa 1885. Value Points: endearing gentle-faced child with lovely bisque, rare original body,