#52

Beautiful Early German Bisque Child Doll, 182, by Mystery Maker 1200/1600
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$2,300
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with slightly-pouting expression, outlined lips, brunette mohair wig, Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed body, wearing pretty antique lace dress, undergarments, bonnet, socks, and leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 182 12. Comments: mystery maker, circa 1882, the facial model resembles other models by C.F. Kling. Value Points: especially beautiful doll with gentle expression, fine quality bisque and painting.