#527

All-Original German Bisque Child, 1894, by Marseille
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$350
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$300 / $400
Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass inset eyes, dark painted lashes, dark eyeliner, rose blushed eyeshadow, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, slightly-parted lips, row of teeth, dimpled chin and philtrum, blonde mohair wig, Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1894 A.M, 5 dep. Comments: Marseille, circa 1890. Value Points: all original, wearing crisp store costume of rose cotton sateen with lace-edged Bertha collar and wire-framed lace bonnet.