#405

German Porcelain Miniature Fortune-Telling Doll
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$1,400
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Description

5" (13 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with pink tinted complexion, black sculpted hair loosely waved to back of head chignon, painted facial features. The doll's torso is attached to a "skirt" formed of folded paper fortunes, and she wears her original jacket and turban. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1850, the fortunes are presented in German, French and English languages.