#365

American Composition Doll
Live Auction

$900
sold
Hero Image
Click image to enlarge
Description
21"(53 cm.) Composition socket head,brown sleep eyes,dark eye shadow,brush-stroked brows,real lashes,closed mouth with ruby lips,reddish/brown mohair wig with elaborate coiffure,five-piece composition body. Condition: very good,surface craze lines on face and arms,split on right torso,some costume fading and hair corsage missing. Comments: Madame Alexander,from her series of portrait dolls first created in 1938,and re-introduced in 1946 at the New York Toy Fair,presented is "Judy"wearing her original cream taffeta gown with elaborate flounces at the skirt and shoulders and little floral corsage,button bosom,pink petticoat and panties,pink silk-like shoes. Value Points: extremely rare doll with exquisite gown.