#205

German Bisque Child Doll by Marseille in Antique School Girl Costume
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38" (97 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth,outlined lips,four porcelain teeth,brunette human hair,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,wearing antique checkered cotton school dress with blue chambray pinafore dress,cap,stockings,shoes,undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: A 17 M. Comments: Marseille,circa 1900,doll once belonged to Commander Maurice Frankland Brandt who graduated from MIT in 1913. Value Points: rare large size with fine antique costume,especially fine quality of original body and body finish.