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Description
13" (33 cm.) Paper mache shoulder head, black sculpted hair drawn loosely away from face and captured in a braided chignon at the back of the head, painted facial features with large dark blue eyes, slender kid body with wooden lower limbs, painted shoes, antique flowered gown, undergarments. Condition: good, some crazing on shoulder plate, typical rubs on face, but original finish. Comments: Germany, circa 1850. Value Points: rare coiffure with excellent detail.