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Description
21" (53 cm.) Solid-domed wax-over-papier-mache shoulder head with slightly-elongated
throat,brown enamel eyes,dark upper eyeliner,fringed lashes,feathered brows,accented
nostrils and eye corners,slightly parted lips with two rows of tiny teeth,brunette human hair
with elaborate loop-braided coiffure,unusual original commercial body comprising padded
(tacked on) linen-over-solid-papier-mache upper torso with shapely bosom,pink kid lower
torso with shapely waist and derriere,white kid slender elongated arms with stitched and
separated fingers. Condition: generally excellent,line in wax at nose bridge,two wax lines at
back shoulder plate,body is especially sturdy and original,and finish is all original with good
coloring. Comments: maker unknown,body style and teeth construction indicate French
production,circa 1850,although original waxed head technique is very rare. Value Points: very
rare doll in wonderfully-preserved condition,with unique original body,superb original very
elaborate folklore costume,leather slippers with velvet leg bands and coiffe of Southern
Italy,possibly of the region of Basilicata.