#57

German Bisque Lady Doll, Sculpted Hair, Sculpted Blue Bead Coronet
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$500
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17" (43 cm.) Bisque shoulderhead of adult lady with oval face, elongated throat, deeply-sculpted brown hair casually waved from her face into arranged curls and crowned with a sculpted blue hair comb edged with blue beads and gilt trim, painted facial features, painted blue eyes (to exactly match hair comb), red and black upper eyeliner, brown single stroke brows, closed mouth with center accent line, muslin stitch-jointed body, leather arms, lovely antique costume. Condition: generally excellent, one pierced ear lobe pulled through. Comments: Germany, circa 1870. Value Points: rarity factors include brown hair and fancy hair ornaments.