$4,500
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Description
17" (43 cm). Bisque socket head, dark blue
intaglio painted eyes
with black and incised upper eyeliner, white eye
dots, short
feathered brows, rounded nose with accented
nostrils, closed
mouth with defined painted teeth between the
accented lips,
brunette mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-
jointed
body, antique white cotton dress, undergarments,
leather shoes,
bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks:
Germany A 5 M.
Comments: Marseille, circa 1910, from their very
limited series
of art reform character dolls. Value Points:
especially fine quality
of bisque, painting and modeling, with sculpted
laughter
crinkles around the eyes.