#190

Leather Mystery Doll with Oil-Painted Features and Distinctive Body
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$650
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Leather doll with socket head,firmly-pressed oil- painted face,complexion and facial features,painted blue eyes in defined sockets with dark outline,inserted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth,blushed cheeks,upswept blonde human hair,oil-painted cloth body with stitched-on arms and legs,hand-stitched separated fingers and toes,stitch-definition of dimples in elbows and knees,original undergarments,dress included. Condition: generally excellent,little touch-up on tip of nose. Comments: mystery doll,with unusual construction details,late 19th century.