#14.1

German Bisque Fashion Lady with Glass Eyes and Wig
Live Auction

$1,200
sold
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Description
15" (38 cm). The lady doll has a solid domed bisque shoulder head with bald pate, cobalt blue glass inset eyes, dark eyeliner encircling the eye sockets, painted lashes and lightly arched brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with center accent line, pierced ears, and blonde mohair wig. Her muslin stitch-jointed body has shapely torso, and bisque lower arms and legs with painted stockings and black flat shoes with red laces (shoes are re-glued onto the legs imperceptibly). The doll wears an early white pique gown with soutache braid trim, undergarments, silk bonnet with lace edging. Circa 1875.