#284

Two,German Bisque Miniature Dolls in Original Costumes
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$400
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10" (25 cm.) (8"-10" dolls). Each has bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, tiny teeth; the boy with blonde mohair wig and fully jointed body; the girl with brunette mohair wig in side coiled braids and five piece body with painted shoes and socks. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 155 4/0 Germany (girl) Armand Marseille 390 A 7/0 M (boy). Comments: Marseille, circa 1900. Value Points: each doll wears its original folklore costume, the boy with most appealing Tyrolean style.