#469

Wonderful French Celluloid Doll by Raynal with Signed Trousseau by Louis Vuitton
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$2,400
sold
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Description
17" (43 cm.) All celluloid with socket head and jointing at shoulders and hips,brown glass flirty eyes,open mouth,two upper teeth,blonde human hair. Condition: generally excellent,tiny cheek rub. Marks: Raynal (head and torso). Comments: Raynal,circa 1940. Value Points: the doll is wearing her original communion dress with beautiful trim,matching veil and purse,and owns an extensive trousseau of costumes,most bearing the cloth tag of Louis Vuitton: straw bonnet,christening gown,tennis dress,white hat,pink lace party dress,and pants; the doll was costumed in the Louis Vuitton studios and offered as an exclusive luxury doll in their store on the Champs-Elysses in Paris.