Two French Cloth Character Boys by Raynal in Original Costumes

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17" (43 cm.) Each has felt swivel head with pressed and painted facial features,painted brown side-glancing eyes,brown and grey eye shadow,painted curly upper lashes,single-stroke brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth,short brunette side-parted cropped hair,jointed arms and legs. Condition: generally excellent except boy with blue jacket is discolored on right side of face and right ear. Comments: French,Reynal,circa 1930s. Value Points: beautiful painting and state of preservation (except as noted above),each boy wearing his original felt school boy costumes,caps,argyle leggings and blue berets.