#43

Early English Wooden Doll with Enamel Eyes
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$1,800
sold
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Description
14" (36 cm.) All-wooden doll with bedpost-shaped wooden head,carved definition of nose,inset oval-shaped enamel eyes,painted thin line brows and mouth with tiny hint of teeth,wooden block torso with flat back,wooden arms and legs,early plaid costume and bonnet. Condition: original painted complexion and features on head,arms and legs are not original. Comments: England,circa 1780. Value Points: petite doll has beautiful painting,blush spot on cheeks.