#296

Early German Paper-Mache Boy in Original Costume
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$2,300
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Paper-mache shoulder head with plump face,sculpted black short curly hair with stippled curls onto his forehead,modeled ears,dark painted eyes,black upper eyeliner,single- stroke brows,closed mouth with suggestion of a smile,firmly-stuffed slender kid body with wooden lower arms and legs,painted red shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1840. Value Points: fine original finish,the little boy wears his original brown velvet jacket with mother-of-pearl buttons,cut-work collar,and linen straight pants.