#75

German Bisque Glass-Eyed Doll, Model 996, with Sculpted Purple Scarf by Alt, Beck and Gottschalk
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Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque shoulderhead with plump face, sculpted curly blonde bangs and purple ruffled crown attached to a mauve tinted white shawl which drapes onto her shoulders, blue glass eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with center accent line, muslin stitch-jointed body, bisque arms, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 996 10. Comments: Alt, Beck and Gottschalk, circa 1875. Value Points: very rare model with superb sculpting, ornate headdress, glass eyes.