#535

English All-Bisque Portrait Doll "Florence" by Lynne and Michael Roche
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$450
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump cheeks, blue glass inset eyes, delicate complexion, closed mouth with very full lips, brunette mohair wig, all-bisque body with wooden-ball-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, swivel wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Small Florence 187 (head) (and with original ink-lettered wrist tag signed by artist 1988). Comments: by the noted English doll artist, Lynne Roche, 1988, #187 from a very limited series. Value Points: wearing original costume of handknit sweater and scarf, knit stockings, cotton skirt, and carrying small all-bisque doll with glass eyes, fully-jointed with original knit costume.