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Description
6 1/2" (17 cm.) dolls. 12" x 8" box. A heavy stock box with lithographed paper cover and lid engraving depicting spectators viewing an African village exhibited at the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900. Inside the box are two brown-complexioned bisque dolls with socket head, sleep eyes, painted features, open mouth, tiny teeth, paper mache body, and wearing well-detailed exotic costumes, along with a glass-eyed cameo with blanket, and various wooden utensils and dishes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Unis France 71 149 301. Comments: for the French market, circa 1900. Value Points: well-preserved unplayed with condition, with excellent detail of costumes and accessories.