#467

American Cloth Artist Doll "Rachel,Sunday Best" by R. John Wright
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$1,400
sold
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Description
17" (43 cm.) All felt doll with swivel head,pressed and painted facial features,brown eyes,painted lashes and brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with center accent line,brunette mohair wig,jointing at shoulders and hips. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: R. John Wright Rachel - Sunday Best made for Hobby Center Toys,Bea Skydell's Toy Village,No 87/250 (paper label). Comments: R,John Wright,American artist,the doll was commissioned as an exclusive model for Bea Skydell,and only 250 dolls were made,1985. Value Points: in fine unplayed with condition,the doll wears her original velvet dress with lace trim,undergarments,brown stockings,black shoes,pearls,and is holding her miniature doll,with original labeled box.