#217

Fine Early French Papier-Mache Doll in Original Carmelite Costume
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$800
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Solid-domed papier-mache shoulder head with slender face. black painted pate,small black enamel eyes,painted all-around lashes,feathered brows,closed mouth,pale blushed cheeks,firmly-stuffed kid poupee body with stitched and separated fingers. Condition: generally excellent,very sturdy body. Comments: French,circa 1840. Value Points: the wonderfully-preserved doll with beautiful original facial finish and near mint body,is wearing her original brown woolen nun's habit of the Carmelites including scapular,traditional white cloak and rosary.