Two Early Wax Dolls in Original Silk Costumes

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11" (28 cm.) larger. Each with sculpted wax head,tiny enamel eyes,tinted facial features,gentle expression; the larger with wax-coated hair and hair coronet,wooden torso and legs with jointing at hips and knees,sculpted shoes,padded wire armature arms; the smaller with wooden block torso,padded wire armature upper arms and legs,wax hands and feet. Condition: good,some typical fading of features,one missing foot on smaller,missing hands on larger. Comments: early 19th century. Value Points: superb costumes of ivory silk satin with rich encrusted gold and silver metallic trim,lace edging. The pair has been in the holdings of the Cleveland Museum of Art since 1922.