China black curls pink lustre numbered head

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Description: This doll is 21" tall. The china head is old and is on an old kid body. It's a Germany made head. The body is jointed at the hips. I can see there has been repair at the knees but can't get the dress off the doll due to the the way it is sewn in the back. So we will just say the main value is in the head, shoes and old clothing. It was put on this body at some later time. I pulled the one side of the body off so I could look for marks and boy was that a good idea. I'm not going to reglue it as you may want to take it off this body anyway. I'm assuming this head was put on this old body in more recent years as there is piece of polyester filling for stuffing at the arms when I pulled the strap over the shoulder. I'm guessing circa 1880 but could be way off meaning it would be earlier. She has the pink lustre which most of the chinas do not. I am not an expert on dating chinas so if I'm wrong, and you know, please share your info. The head is marked Germany 220 7 I don't believe there were that many companies that marked their china heads. I have checked Alt, Beck & Gottschalck and it is not one of their numbers. The head is 5" tall and if you wanted to try and measure from shoulder to shoulder it would be about 5". It's actually a smaller head but deep shoulder plate. She actually has a chin and the line is painted through the lips. She has cheek rubs and a roughness on the cheeks. The spots are small. The lower earlobe is exposed. There is one rough area on the top right of the head in the flatter part that has beaded up(rough) paint. Sorry but I don't know if that's original due to firing or if there was some black paint added. It sure is the same color of black and has the shine to it. She has the reddish orange line above the eyes, blue painted eyes, and black eyebrows. Her hair is very curly front and back. There are a couple of little rub spots on the back but not bad. The hair is very well molded and has lots of detail. The old red dress has damage to the black trim, she has an old half slip but there is a rip in it. She has on old pantaloons and old shoes. The shoes are brown and have the buckles on the top, metal holes for ties to go through and are marked 2 on the bottom. There is some black on the back where it looks like something got next to them. They are still great. She has the old fish net type black socks. She has old bisque hands but I can't see how the arms are made. It may sound like I'm picking her apart but I want to mention all I see. She is still charming! If you can love her, please bid. She is from a smoke free environment. Buyer to pay $25 for U.S. shipping, insurance, and handling. Thanks for viewing.

Status: Sold	Reference#: CH13
Condition: head has some rubs on cheeks	Year: circa 1880
Country: U.S.A.	Maker: unknown Germany manufacturer
Height: 21 doll, 5 just head
Title: German China head pink lustre numbered lots of curls	Style: China pink lustre curls
Materials: China	Type: German China

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