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Description
22" (56 cm.) Thick paste porcelain shoulder head with deeply sloping shoulders, black sculpted hair with wide center-part and short sculpted curls with scalloped edging, brown glass inset eyes, painted upper lashes, red and black upper eyeliner, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with center accent line, muslin stitch-jointed body, porcelain arms, antique gown, undergarments, leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1860. Value Points: rare glass eyes enhanced by painted lashes, beautiful lustrous patina of porcelain.