$1,700
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Description
15" (38 cm.) All-cloth doll with pressed and
oil-painted complexion,facial features and
hair,the blonde hair with two extended braids onto
her shoulders,painted blue eyes,black upper
lashes,strong nose,closed mouth,blushed
cheeks,sateen body body,oil-painted stitch-jointed
limbs,wearing antique dress and
undergarments,stockings,shoes. Condition:
generally excellent. Comments: Martha Chase of
Rhode Island,circa 1910,from a series of storybook
characters introduced by her at that time,Little
Nell presumably based on the character from
Dickens" Old Curiosity Shop; the series was
unsuccessful and few examples were made. Value
Points: very rare doll in impeccable original
condition with beautiful painting and construction.