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Description
14" (36 cm.) Paper mache shoulderhead of lady with heart-shaped face and elongated throat, black sculpted hair waved around her forehead and arranged in a braid-coiled chignon at the back crown, painted large blue eyes, black upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, blushed cheeks, slender kid body with wooden lower arms and legs, painted red shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1850. Value Points: fine original finish, rare coiffure, sturdy body, beautiful antique costume.