Rare Tiny Wax over Paper Mache Doll with Original Body

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6" (15 cm.) Wax over paper mache shoulderhead depicting a young child with blonde cropped curls waved from face and held by a hairband, tiny black glass eyes, closed mouth, muslin body with paper mache lower arms, wooden lower legs, painted brown ankle boots with white buttons, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1880. Value Points: sweet little doll with original body.