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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head with flat-cut neck edge that corresponds to ball-jointed torso edge, blue glass inset eyes with spiral threading, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, Sonneberg composition and wooden eight loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 6. Comments: Sonneberg, circa 1880, the doll closely resembles early French bebes whose market the doll sought to capture. Value Points: the early closed mouth doll has rare neck jointing, and has original rose silk and lace dress and matching bonnet.