#186

Rare "Judy" with Rhinestone Beauty, Mystery Portrait Series of Ma dame Alexander
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$5,750
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20" (41 cm.) All hard plastic, socket head, five-piece body with jointing at shoulders and hips, blue sleep eyes, very elongated lashes, closed mouth with very full lips, blushed cheeks, rhinestone beauty mark on left cheeks, tosca-blonde hair in elaborate original coiffure with bang and arranged curled updo decorated with black lace. Wearing superb rose satin sheath with black tulle and lace overskirt and black lace embellishments on bodice, rhinestone bracelets, hose, and gold snap-buckle slipper shoes. Condition: near mint. Alexander, the model, one of six from the exceptionally rare "Mystery Doll" series of 1951 is known as "Judy" or "Lady with Rhinestone Beauty Mark"; the dolls are believed to have been created on special commission or for exhibition purposes, so rare are they.