German Black Haired Porcelain Doll with Snood and Gold Hair bows

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17" (43 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with black sculpted hair drawn into a pageboy coiffure and captured by a sculpted and painted black hair snood decorated with gold bows at the side of the face, painted facial features, large blue eyes, old muslin stitch-jointed body, (new) porcelain limbs, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1870, the model is identical to #120 with variations in hair color and decorations. Value Points: rare model with fine quality of decorations.