#105

German Wax over Paper Mache Fashion Lady in Original Evening Gown
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$500
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14" (36 cm.) Wax over paper mache shoulder head, blue glass inset eyes, painted facial features, closed mouth, brunette mohair original wig, muslin body with paper mache lower limbs. Condition: typical age crazing on wax. Comments: Germany, circa 1875, the doll wears her original low-bodice silk evening gown generously trimmed with beaded decorations, beaded slippers, undergarments.