#79

French Cloth Doll by Raynal in Original Costume and Box
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$1,050
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Description
19" (49 cm.) Felt head with pressed and painted facial features,brown side-glancing eyes with shaded detail,grey lower eye shadow,painted upper lashes,fringed brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with two accent dots on bottom lip,brunette mohair wig in original coiffure,muslin body with jointed shoulders and hips. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Les Poupees Raynal Made in France,Series C,No. 21 (box) Au Printemps (store label on box). Comments: Raynal,circa 1930,the doll was sold by the Parisian department store,Au Printemps. Value Points: in pristine unplayed with condition,the doll wears original communion ensemble,and is preserved in her colorful original box with wonderful 1930's era illustrations.