German Bisque Lady with Sculpted Black Hair and Modeled Jewelry

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16" (41 cm.) Bisque shoulderhead with oval face and elongated throat, black sculpted hair drawn from face and arranged in elaborate triple-coiled braids and rolls around the back and crown of head, with ringlet curls tumbling onto her nape and feathered stippling around the forehead, painted blue eyes in defined eye sockets, single stroke black brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, fully-sculpted ears with sculpted dangling earrings, sculpted blue necklace with center medallion on shoulderplate, muslin stitch-jointed body, bisque lower arms and legs, black ankle boots, lovely muslin gown with blue detailing, undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1875. Value Points: rarity factors including fancy coiffure with glazed highlights, sculpted necklace and earrings.