#278

German Wax over Paper Mache Lady with Sculpted Bonnet
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$450
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14" (36 cm.) Wax over paper mache shoulder head of adult woman with sculpted green bonnet over fleecy mohair curls, black enamel eyes, painted facial features, muslin body, wooden lower limbs. Condition: very good, some typical wax fading. Comments: Germany, circa 1875, the doll wears her original white dotted Swiss gown trimmed with silver beads, a pearl cluster, silk flower and feathers in hat, and fancy sash, undergarments.