#159

Chinese Wooden Bride and Groom by Door of Hope Mission
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$1,600
sold
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Each has a carved wooden head with defined and tinted facial features, the bride with coiled chignon decorated with a band of roses, and the groom with black tinted hair, each with firmly stuffed cloth body and wooden hands. Condition: generally excellent, slight bead missing on headdress. Comments: Chinese Door of Hope Mission circa 1925. Value Points: the perfectly preserved couple wear their elaborate original wedding costumes including her beaded headdress.