22nd Feb, 2024 12:00

The Important Private Antique Doll Collection of Austin Smith and Margaret Harkin - Part 1

 
  Lot 161
 

161

A rare 19th century German pink-tinted china shoulder head girl

Sold for £700
Estimated at £300 - £400


 
A rare 19th century German pink-tinted china shoulder head girl, possibly Kestner, known as Sophia Smith, with brown upward glancing eyes, red eyelid line, single dash black eyebrows, slightly upturned nose, red mouth painted with slight gap, black painted and moulded centre-parted hair falling in long ringlets to the shoulders, old stuffed body with chunky kid arms, white cotton low-neckline dress, white cotton shawl, petticoats, pantaloons and brown leather slippers —25 1/2in. (65cm.) high (a few kiln dust speckles)