#343

German Paper Mache Lady with Lovely Expression and Costume
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$4,400
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Estimate
$600 / $800
Description
21" (53 cm.) Paper mache shoulderhead turned delicately to the side and downward, painted facial features, blue eyes, black upper eyeliner, short feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, cloth stitch-jointed body, composition lower arms. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1875. Value Points: especially endearing expression, original body, lovely early costume, undergarments, kid slippers, woven snood.