#186

German Porcelain Doll with Long Ringlet Curls
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$1,600
sold
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Description

17" (44 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with round child-like face, sculpted black hair in center part, waved behind the sculpted ears, and formed into long finger curls onto the shoulders, painted dark blue eyes, white eye dots, red and black upper eyeliner, single stroke brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, muslin stitch-jointed body, porcelain hands. Condition: generally excellent, few hair rubs. Comments: Germany, circa 1860. Value points: appealing pert expression, original body with porcelain hands, antique light woolen dress and fine undergarments, leather shoes.