German Bisque Miniature Doll with Sculpted Snood and Lustre Feather

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3 1/2" (9 cm.) Bisque socket head, blonde sculpted hair captured under a sculpted and painted blue snood with purple lustre feather and white tassel edging, painted blue eyes and facial features, closed mouth, muslin body, bisque lower limbs, silk costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1870, note the variation of decoration from #258. Value Points: rare miniature early doll with excellent detail including lustre feather and unusual white boots. Private Collection of Marianne Cieslik.