#85

Early English Wooden Doll with Enamel Eyes and Original Body
Live Auction

$2,800
sold
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Description
16" (41 cm.) One-piece carved wooden head and torso,egg-shaped head,slightly elongated throat,flat-back torso,almond-shaped enamel inset eyes,painted "dot" lashes and wide brows,accented nose,closed mouth with wide and thin lip line,fabric upper arms,crudely carved wooden lower arms,hands,and dowel-jointed legs,wearing simple country transfer-printed cotton dress over two patterned cotton petticoats,pantalets,stitched-on slippers,lace cap. Condition: two vertical paint separations on face,yet original finish with beautiful original details and blushing. Comments: England,circa 1790. Value Points: very appealing early doll in excellent state of preservation.