#459

German Bisque Child Doll with Closed Mouth Attributed to C.F. Kling
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$1,800
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$1,200 / $1,700
Description
21" (53 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, defined dimples at philtrum and chin, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, attributed to C.F. Kling, circa 1880. Value Points: the gentle-faced doll is wearing original Alsatian folklore costume with colorful applied paillettes on the black velvet vest, and has fine bisque, complexion and painting.