#136

American Wooden Twin Dolls,Model 105,Schoenhut Bobbed Hair,Bands
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$1,400
sold
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Each is all-carved wood,with socket head,carved hair in short bobbed fashion,carved head band with ribbon bow at the back,intaglio carved blue eyes in well-defined sockets,painted brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with full pouting lips,all-wooden spring-jointed body. Condition: good,with some rubs and scuffing,blue band girl has old touch-up on nose. Marks: Schoenhut Doll Pat. Jan.17,'11 USA & Foreign Countries (impressed). Comments: Schoenhut,models 105,circa 1912. Value Points: the pair of twin dolls have superior sculpting indicative of early models,wearing antique matching dresses,one with pink hair band and having original Schoenhut shoes and stand,and the other with blue hair band.