rare China Head doll, 2 face-doll, c. 1865,  one side as young girl and the other side as old woman, rare, enameled breast head is very distinct modelled: young girl, with childish features, blue painted eyes and red painted mouth, black painted and modelled hair, in front some strands up to the forehead , behind it a black painted and distinct modelled hood of the grandmother of the other face, very strong and distinctive modelled features of an old woman (grandmother?), wide chin, hollow cheeks, rose painted, broad red mouth, hooknose, forehead wrinkles, blue painted eyes, ash blond broad brows, and ash blond painted and strong modelled hairstyle, the hairstyle of the girl is the hood of the old woman, with modelled frills as hoods edge and chin ribbon, stiff, tightly stuffed, hand-sewed rose kid leather-body with leather arms, hands, legs and feet , decorative clothes: skirt with chequers and black silk jacket, sundry slips, 30 cm, unusual porcelain doll, in perfect condition, see also front cover of the book "German Porcelain Dolls" page 42+43 as also "a pictorial reference guide for german chinas" page 96, M. Gorham Krombholz