#620

French Cloth Character
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$950
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Description

20" (51 cm.) Softly stuffed stockinette cloth doll depicting the storybook character from the drawn and published from the editors of Gautier-Langereau, and included with the Bleuette phenomena, having painted facial features, and wearing classic green woolen dress with black velvet trim, red felt vest and striped stockings, undergarments, carrying basket. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: mid-20th century issue of the long-popular doll. Value Points: preserved in mint condition in its original box, the large model of Becassine has crisp, vibrant colors of face and costume. Included are four (very worn) early story books (circa 1930) about Becassine.