$500
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Description
8 1/2" (22 cm.) Each has bisque head with inset brown glass eyes, painted features, open mouth, tiny teeth, mohair wig, hollow carton torso, wooden lower legs, wire upper arms with bisque hands. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: for the French market, circa 1900, the pair are costumed as the beloved theatrical figures of Pierrot and Pierrette, and were originally presented as candy containers (the candy treats were stored in the hollow torso which separates at the waist). Value Points: rare matched pair of candy box dolls, each with original French silk costume, original wooden base with original paper labels on underside.