Rare German Paper Mache with Interchangeable Head by Herman Wegner

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10" (25 cm.) Paper mache head with flat-cut neck socket, brown glass inset eyes, feathered brows, slightly-parted lips, tiny teeth, dimpled chin, blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden fully-jointed body with unusual jointing, original chemise. Along with additional head with blue glass eyes and brown mohair wig that is easily reversible by hook at the back of head. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Herman Wegner, Sonneberg, the actual doll is shown and discussed in German Doll Studies, page 155. Value Points: rare doll in well-preserved original condition, with additional head. Private Collection of Marianne Cieslik.