#374

English Wax-Over-Papier-Mache Christmas Fairy Doll in Original Costume
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13" (33 cm.) Wax-over-papier-mache shoulder head with rounded facial shape,dark enamel eyes that open and close with wire lever in torso,painted features,closed mouth,brunette hair in center slit with ringlet curls,firmly-stuffed muslin body with attached paper hands. Condition: very good,some rubs on wax. Comments: England,circa 1865. Value Points: with rarer lever eyes and original slit wig,the doll is wearing her original Christmas Fairy costume of loosely-woven gauze muslin with ivy berry silk bows,and with silver paper accessories including skirt trim,crown with pearl beading,and silver star wand.