#171

Pair,French Papier-mache Taufling Babies with Painted Costumes
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$550
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Each has one-piece head and body with pin-jointed arms,sculpted and painted baby bonnet and baby bunting,painted hair,painted blue eyes,closed mouth. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French,circa 1890,the street bazaar dolls were actually among the most popular and commonly-found dolls of the era; consequently they were not considered family treasures and thus few still exist today. Value Points: pristine original condition of the rare popular culture dolls.