#153

Two Wax Portrait Celebrity Dolls from The Art Shop of The Ambassador Hotel
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$800
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Description
18"(46 cm.) Each has wax shoulder head of glamorous adult lady,with sculpted hair in stylized 1920s manner,painted features,armature wrapped body with unique crepe paper costume representing a particular role played by that actress in a Hollywood film. Including lady in leaf petal costume and having dramatic white hair and richly-decorated brown eyes and eye shadow; and dainty lady with strawberry-blonde hair,blue eyes glancing flirtatiously to the right,and an elaborate five-color crepe paper gown,each doll on the original wooden stand. Condition: generally excellent,some wear to crepe paper. Marks: (each doll has The Art Shop,Ambassador Hotel label). Comments: circa 1920,see information with lot #151. Value Points: rare one-of-a- kind dolls,whose persona is yet to be identified.