#435

Early French Carton Doll in Original Festival Costume
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$2,200
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Carton shoulderhead with painted white complexion and painted facial features, blue eyes in defined eye sockets, closed mouth, arched brows, white mohair wig, firmly-stuffed kid body with very slender elongated legs and arms, carved wooden "griffe" hands. Condition: very good, original finish albeit somewhat rubbed. Comments: French, circa 1820. Value Points: rare doll with original very sturdy body, wearing original festival costume of net with hand-painted dots and velvet pom-poms.