#280

German Bisque Doll as Nanny in Original Costume,with Baby
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$475
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Description

9" (23 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, tiny teeth, brunette mohair bobbed wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1. Comments: circa 1910. Value Points: petite doll with fully-articulated body is in fine unplayed with condition, having original nanny's costume and coiffe, and holding an little all bisque doll; hand-written note on dress indicates the costume is from Spreewald, a German region nearby Berlin.