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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, original hand-tinted amber complexion, blue glass enamel inset eyes, painted lashes, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, ears pierced into head, brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate, kid gusset-jointed poupee body with stitched and separated fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French, circa 1860, the doll was costumed and presented as a peddler for the English market, judging from various accessories. Value Points: all-original presentation with rare complexion, near mint sturdy body, wearing fine antique paisley costume and undergarments, carrying woven basket of wares including sewing novelties, slippers, jewelry, dolls, ink blotters with dog figurals, and a wrapped paper of a few horse hairs with penned notation "hair taken out of the chair used by Mary, Queen of Scots at Sterling Castle". The doll and wares are preserved under their original glass dome, and were acquired from the Dina Vierney Collection.