#268

Superb Bisque Miniature Doll with Trousseau in Presentation Box
Live Auction

$2,800
sold
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Description
5" (13 cm.) doll. 8" x 6" box. Bisque shoulder head with tiny brown glass eyes,painted features,closed mouth,original blonde mohair wig,muslin body,bisque lower arms,painted stockings and black ankle boots,is wearing her original burgundy silk dress and bonnet,and is presented in her glass-lidded presentation box along with gilt-paper edged cardboard cards with additional trousseau and accessories,including cream satin dress with matching bonnet,blue silk dress with matching bonnet,various undergarments,bone opera glasses,soap,jump rope,bone-handled brush,perfume bottle and more. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: for the French market,circa 1885. Value Points: an outstanding presentation with exquisite costume,accessories and doll is perfectly preserved and unplayed with.