$40,000
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Each has bisque socket head with defined cheek
bones,hollowed eyes,greenish/brown inset glass eyes,eyeliner with
blushed umber eye shadow,tinted brows,tiny nose with accented
nostrils,closed mouth with pert lips having extended center
line,auburn mohair wig,five-piece composition body. Condition:
generally excellent. Marks: SFBJ 239 Paris Poulbot (incised on
head,the name Poulbot and incised signature). Comments: SFBJ,the
dolls appeared in the Paris department store Etrennes catalogs of
that year with the names Nenette and Rintintin,from the original
drawings by Francisque Poulbot,celebrated Parisian sculptor and
illustrator,the dolls depicting the young urchins of Montmartre
left homeless by WWI. Value Points: in perfectly preserved
original condition,including wigs and costumes exactly as depicted
in the original catalogs,the important dolls are extremely
rare,and,this year,celebrate their 100th anniversary.