#193

Large English Wooden Doll with Blue Enamel Eyes and Original Costume
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$13,000
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Description

26" (66 cm.) One piece carved wooden head and torso, egg-shaped head with oval face, elongated throat, flat-back torso with shaped bosom and tiny waist, slender wooden legs with jointing at hips and knees, bare feet, tiny ankles, original red kid arms with stitched and separated fingers, inset blue enamel eyes with short fringed "dot" ashes, very thin "dot" brows, triangular-shaped pointy nose, closed mouth with center accent line, blushed cheeks, original (very sparse) wig and wig cap under brunette human hair wig. Condition: generally excellent, original finish, little nose rub. Comments: England,mid-18th century. Value Points: beautiful large model of classic English doll with original body and painting, the rose satin high-waisted gown with woven bonnet edged in rose satin, undergarments, appear original.