Antique 1890s German Bisque Cuno Otto Dressel 1896 Mold Doll Ex Kid Body DW45

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Vintage Cuno & Otto Dressel German Bisque DollHeight: 18" tallMarks: "1896, COD, 2/0"Material: Bisque Head, Kid & Composition Arm BodyCondition: Head, hands no chips or cracks; body in excellent and unrestored condition with toe gores, no chips or cracks to handsAge: 1890sBefore bidding, please read our shipping and return policies at the end of the Description!Doll Details:Here she is- one of the most cheery Cuno & Otto Dressels we've seen in quite some time! Must be because of that pretty tea dress she's wearing!This is one of the finer of COD molds, the 1896; often sold by Borgfeldt, the 1896 was used for a variety of dolls. This is a particularly fine example, with her original fine kid leather torso body with beautifully done composition hands and gored feet- none of it restored in the slightest-- remarkable, given its age.This nice, larger sized cabinet girl has a darling face, quite finely and delicately modeled. Of note are her highly arched and very full auburn brows, and her beautiful blue antique original paperweight working sleep glass eyes, nicely matched in a gorgeous shade of greyblue! She has long painted lower lower lashes, good, bright cheek blush, and well painted, parted light coral bow lips with fine white inset teeth- and look at that elegant nose, slightly upturned! No chips or cracks to her shoulderhead.Her body is the original, with really well done hands with red German nail lines. It is in quite excellent condition, with no repaint to hands, chips or cracks, just wear to leather as to be expected. She wears a wonderful vintage dark brunette curly wig on a muslin base with unusual side part which looks quite wonderful on her. Some dust and dirt to crevices as to be expected.Costume Details:Dress: beautiful vintage dropwaist child's tea frock with inset lace, handsewn, c1950s eraUndergarments: antique pantaloons with fancy lace, c1920s eraSocks: older doll stockings, c1960sShoes: fancy French style with rosettes and pointed toes, c1960sAll in all, a lovely g irlie in a charming child's outfit- all set for teatime!Kindly Take a Moment and Read This Before Bidding:Marionettejilly is not a big ol' corporation. We are actually pretty nice folks, with an interest in antiques, fighting upstream against inflation and the economy just like everyone else. In the rare event that there is a problem with an item, just sit back, take a deep breath, and tell us about it calmly. We have not set out to scam you. Chill. All the policies below are just because a couple of folks in the past decided to be meanies. 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Combined auctions, no matter how small, are a minimum of an additional $1.00 per added auction, for up to four small items; in the case of larger items, such as dolls, shipping will be adjusted according to weight of the total package.Payment Terms: Payment is due within 5 days of end of auction.And, as a final note to the patient people who have bothered to read everything so far: Sorry if we sound crabby. Sometimes people can be so petty and unreasonable it can break your heart. We've had a run of rather awful experiences this season- let's hope it ends soon, before we lose the rest of our hair, our jolly perspective on life in general, and our much-needed sense of humor!!! read more

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