#23

Two German Porcelain Bellows Dolls
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$1,200
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Description
Each 4 1/2" (11 cm). Each has one piece head and upper torso, with painted black or blonde hair and painted facial features, the blonde girl with jointed arms, bellows torso, and porcelain chubby lower torso and legs; the black-haired doll with attached arms, bellows midriff, lower torso and legs posed in seated position, and attached to porcelain chamberpot. Condition: left foot repaired on blonde, bellows not working on black haired. Comments: Germany, circa 1870. Value Points: amusing and rare to find little dolls.