#355

Sonneberg Bisque Child Doll by Mystery Maker in the Bru Look-Alike Manner
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head with flattened solid dome, blue glass inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, single stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, defined space between the outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 7. Comments: Sonneberg, mystery maker, circa 1882, the doll closely resembles the so-called "circle-dot" model by Leon Casimir Bru whose market it sought to capture. Private Collection of Antje Lode.