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Highest Bidder
$1,100
Sold
sold
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- Estimate
- $700 / $900
Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head with flattened solid dome, brown glass inset eyes, painted lashes, single stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent, some body retouch. Marks: 7. Comments: Sonneberg, circa 1880, the doll closely resembles the "circle/dot" bebe of Leon Casimir Bru, whose market the Sonneberg maker, who is unknown at this time, sought to capture. Value Points: very fine modeling especially around the mouth and well-modeled chin.