German Paper Mache Milliner Model with Rare Coiffure and Brown Eyes

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13" (33 cm.) Paper mache shoulderhead with oval face and elongated throat, black sculpted hair with long ringlet curls over each ear and a coiled chignon at back of head forming into a topknot at crown, painted facial features, brown eyes, single stroke upper brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, slender kid body with wooden lower limbs, red painted flat shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1850. Value Points: rare coiffure and brown eyes, original finish and body, and wearing original costume.