$3,600
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Description
painted lashes,feathered brows,accented
nostrils,closed mouth,pierced ears,brunette
hand-tied human hair wig,French composition and
wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally
excellent. Marks: Unis France 17 149. Comments:
SFBJ,Unis France epoch,circa 1938,a pair of
exhibition-sized dolls representing the two young
princesses of England,Elizabeth and Margaret,were
made to publicize their official state visit to
Paris in 1938; later smaller sizes of the models
were sold in Paris department stores,but very few
examples of the exhibition size were ever made or
preserved; one set is in the Victoria and Albert
Museum. Value Points: extremely rare doll in
perfectly preserved condition,with original wig
and original delicate organza gown with
embroidered details,undergarments,stockings and shoes.