German Bisque Doll with Sculpted Bonnet and Bellows Torso by Alt, Beck and Gottschalk

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6" (15 cm.) One-piece bisque head and upper torso, sculpted flat-top yellow bonnet with black edging and decorated with a purple lustre feather, sculpted black curly hair, painted blue eyes and facial features, muslin midriff enclosing (non-working) bellows, peg-jointed bisque arms, one-piece lower torso and plump legs with tiny ankles and feet, painted white socks with pink scallop trim, and purple lustre ankle boots. Condition: generally excellent, few tiny pin flakes at brim of hat. Comments: Germany, circa 1875. Value Points: very rare doll whose features include unusual body construction, sculpted fancy bonnet and fancy boots.