#111

Swiss Studio Portrait Doll from Sasha Morgenthaler
Live Auction

$6,000
sold
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Socket head with tan complexion,painted facial features,pale blue eyes,black upper eyeliner,fringed lashes,short feathered brows,elongated nose with rounded tip,closed mouth with strong mouth lip,brunette human hair in long braids,cloth twill body with jointing at shoulders and hips. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sasha (original wrist tag). Comments: Sasha,studio model with Type III face and Type B body,the model face and body were offered by Sasha from 1940 to late 1960s. Value Points: rare studio model with very fine artistic painting,original costume comprising red woolen plaid dress and panties,chemise,checkered blue pinafore,woolen socks and black felt shoes; the dress and chemise have original Sasha cloth labels.