A fine early German china shoulder head doll with Queen Victoria exposed ear hairstyle

A fine early German china shoulder head doll with Queen Victoria exposed ear hairstyle, probably Kister with brown painted upward glancing eyes, black eyeliner top line, red eyelid line, black brow, closed slightly smiling mouth, rosy cheeks, black painted and moulded centre-parted hair falling down the side of head and plaited, the plait is then looped up under exposed ears and forming a coiled plaited bun at the back of head, shoulders with slight breasts, stuffed cotton body with china limbs, black painted flat soled boot, white cotton dress printed with blue foliage and underclothes —16in. (40.5cm.) high (hairline crack down front of shoulders and missing one leg)

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