#74

German Bisque Lady Doll with Purple Lustre Coronet Attributed to Alt, Beck & Gottschalk
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque shoulderhead of adult lady with oval face and elongated throat, blonde sculpted hair with ringlet curls decorated with black ribbons and tassels and purple lustre coronet, sculpted gold earrings, painted blue eyes, all-around black eyeliner, lightly-feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, muslin stitch-jointed body, kid arms, red stitched-on kid ankle boots, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: attributed to Alt, Beck and Gottschalk, circa 1870. Value Points: rarity factors include luster coronet, black hair ribbons, sculpted gold earrings.