#231

French Bisque Character Doll from Art Reform Era in Original Costume
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$2,500
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head,large blue glass inset eyes,painted lashes,thick brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils of strong nose,closed mouth with firmly- set lips,brunette human hair hand-tied wig,late French composition fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent,unrefined quality of bisque that is typical for this model. Comments: French,circa 1917,inspired by the doll art reform movement. Value Points: a companion to the preceding doll,the rare model has distinctive facial expression,wearing antique brown woolen coat with wooden buttons,undergarments,woolen stockings,leather boots incised L.D.,woven straw hat,and carries a French woven market basket and a wooden-handled black umbrella.