#96

Petite German Bisque Lady Doll with Dresden Decorations in Hair
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$600
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque shoulderhead of lady with slender face and elongated throat, brown sculpted hair casually waved from face into ringlet curls at the nape and decorated with pink Dresden flowers and gold beads, painted blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, muslin stitch-jointed body, kid leather arms. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, attributed to Kling, circa 1870. Value Points: rarity factors include brown hair, Dresden flowers, gold necklace, and wearing fine antique white pique gown with pink soutache embroidery.