Onsite
Highest Bidder
$5,200
Sold
sold
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- Estimate
- $4,000 / $5,000
Description
15" (38 cm.) Porcelain shoulderhead of man, sculpted short brown hair in deeply defined loose curls, fully-sculpted ears, blue down-glancing painted eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accent line between the full lips, muslin stitch-jointed body, leather hands designed as gloves, antique gentleman's suit, shirt, leather ankle boots. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: (blue stamp inside shoulderplate). Comments: KPM, circa 1840. Value Points: rare model with very fine sculpting of hair, solemn expression enhanced by lightly-tinted complexion. The doll is featured in the book, The Rose Unfolds, by Rosalie Whyel and Susan Hedrick, page 44.