#109

Pair, Petite Theatrical Dolls in Lavish 18th-Century Style Costumes
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$1,400
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Description
8" (20 cm.) Depicting an adult man and woman with hand-painted facial features and applied brunette hair and beard, cloth armature body. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Late 19th century, the dolls were presented for toy theatres or miniature rooms. Value Points: wonderfully preserved, wearing very lavish 18th-century style costumes in silk, velvet and lace, with applied faux-jewelry and jewelry.