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Description
19" (48 cm.) Poured wax shoulder head,cobalt blue
glass enamel inset eyes,painted lashes and
brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with accent
line between the lips,inserted blonde mohair
wig,on original kid body with horsehair
filling,kid-over-wooden upper arms,bisque hands
and arms to above the elbows,pull-string "mama"
crier in torso,wood-ball articulated knees,bisque
lower legs and feet,wearing original silk
gown,undergarments. Condition: generally
excellent. Marks: (Rohmer stamp on torso).
Comments: Leontine Rohmer,one of the earliest
model bearing evidence of her 1858 patents. Value
Points: extremely rare variation with original
poured wax head,cobalt eyes,superbly modeled
bisque hands and feet,sturdy original body; the
doll is featured in Theimer's The Panorama of
Parisienne Dolls,page 171.