#224

Bisque Doll in Au Nain Bleu Presentation Case for the French Market
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$1,300
sold
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Description
8" (20 cm.) doll. 12 x 12" box. Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted facial features, open mouth, four teeth, blonde mohair wig, composition body with painted shoes and socks. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K*R Simon & Halbig 19. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt doll, the presentation is attributed to Au Nain Bleu, the prestigious Parisian doll shop that specialized in these luxury trousseaux. Value Points: in unplayed with condition, the doll lies in her original lace-edged glass-front box with original costume, has two additional dresses, pinafore, undergarments, two bonnets, and accessories including decorated bone-handled fan and comb.