The Face in the Cameo

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32. German Porcelain lady Doll with Sculpted Braided Coronet and Long Curls 19” (48 cm.) Porcelain shoulderhead, black sculpted hair neatly framing her oval face, black painted hair with braided coronet and hair drawn away from face and arranged in large rolled curls at each side and ringlet curls at her nape, painted blue side-glancing eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, muslin stitch-jointed body, leather arms, antique silk gown, undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1870. Value Points: well-detailed sculpted hair and expressive facial features. $500/700

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