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Description
18"(46 cm.) Each with poured wax head with painted facial features,armature wrapped body,the
man with black painted hair waved back from his forehead,thick brows,blue
eyes,moustache,closed mouth and wearing a crepe paper uniform,and the woman has brown
mohair wig in stylish upsweep,and is wearing crepe ppaper gown with painted silver
decorations,pearl necklace,paper fan. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: created
exclusively for The Art Shop of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles,circa 1920s,the man
portraying the silent film actor,John Gilbert; the woman actress is unidentified. Value Points:
beautifully-preserved uniquely-created dolls.