Exceptional English Bisque and Wooden Dolls from the Early American Children Series

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28" (71 cm.) Each has bisque socket head, blue/brown glass inset eyes, painted lashes, subtle blushing of eyelids, brush-stroked brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with full lips, brunette human hair, all-wooden body with articulation at shoulders, hips and knees, separately sculpted fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Jacob (or Elizabeth) Limited Edition Early American Childhood 10/30 LGR 逃98. Comments: by the British artists, Lynne and Michael Roche, from their very limited edition of 30 dolls, Early American Childhood series, costumes included. Value Points: the matched pair, #10 from the edition of 30 dolls, are in rare large size and have superb artistry of both porcelain and wood.