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$1,900
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- Estimate
- $800 / $1,100
Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass inset eyes with spiral threading, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, slightly-parted lips, row of tiny porcelain teeth, blonde mohair wig, carton torso with bellows mechanism which, when squeezed, causes the arms to raise up and down and head turning side-to-side, lovely costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 4. Comments: Germany, circa 1890. Value Points: very beautiful doll with finest bisque, rare mechanical body, the little doll has pet toy lamb on wooden wheeled base. Private Collection of Marianne Cieslik.