#82

Bisque Child, 136, by Mystery Maker
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$4,000
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Description

18" (46 cm). Bisque socket head, large brown glass paperweight style inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, tinted eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with modeled space between the shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, Sonnenberg composition and wooden fully jointed body with original bisque lower arms and hands. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 136 11. Comments: mystery maker, circa 1885,the doll was created in Sonnenberg to compete with the popular French bebes of the era, and bears a remarkable resemblance to French bebes. Value Points: rare and very beautiful doll has choice bisque and is wearing her original French style silk and lace frock trimmed with sienna velvet ribbons, matching bonnet, undergarments, stockings, shoes.