#18

German Porcelain Doll Known as Biedermeier
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$1,300
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Description
17" (43 cm). Solid domed porcelain shoulderhead with painted black pate under brunette human hair, painted blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single stroke brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with upturned lip corners, cinch-waisted stitch-jointed body with porcelain forearms. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1870. Value Points: wonderful early model with superb original folklore costume.