Very Rare Early Porcelain Lady with Rare Coiffure, Necklace and Earrings

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15" (38 cm.) Porcelain shoulderhead with light grey sculpted hair in arranged rolled bun framing her face, drawn back into a dramatic loop at the back of head held by a painted black barrette, painted blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, modeled coral necklace, modeled yellow three-dangle earrings, firmly-shaped cloth body, wooden lower arms, wearing early purple velvet gown with rose silk center panel, undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: mid-1800s. Value Points: rare doll with unusual arrangement of coiffure, rare hair color and jewelry. The doll is featured in the book, The Rose Unfolds, by Rosalie Whyel and Susan Hedrick, page 44. $2000/3000