Onsite
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$2,200
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sold
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- Estimate
- $2,000 / $3,000
Description
19" (48 cm.) Porcelain shoulderhead with cut pate, rounded facial modeling, blue glass sleep eyes, single stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with slightly-smiling expression, brunette human hair wig, muslin stitch-jointed body, kid arms. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1870. Value Points: rarity factors include sleep eyes, wigged variation, smiling expression, and with original body, and wearing original early muslin gown with blue braid and tassels, undergarments, leather boots. The doll is featured in the book, The Rose Unfolds, by Rosalie Whyel and Susan Hedrick, page 47. Ex-collection Gladys Hilsdorf.