le*****ls
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$1,600
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- Estimate
- $1,100 / $1,300
Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head with flat cut neck, large brown glass inset eyes, dark eyeliner, delicately painted lashes and brows, tinted eye shadow, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with center accent line, blushed cheeks, early composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, antique costume. Condition: quarter-size piece of bisque broken and reglued at back neck, otherwise excellent. Marks: B.E. (large block letters). Comments: Sonneberg, mystery maker, circa 1880. Value Points: most unusual doll with dramatic large eyes, rare maker's mark.