#326.1

American Portrait Doll of Catherine The Great by Dorothy Heizer
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$2,800
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Of padded fabric over wire armature, strong definition of facial lines, painted features, brown hair arranged in cascading fashion onto his shoulders, wearing artist-made court costume of silk brocade in diminutive pattern, accented with fine lace and rhinestones, black leggings, studded shoes, and with walking stick and sword. Condition: near mint. Marks: Dorothy Wendell Heizer (sewn in label) Louis XIV 1952 (sewn in label). Comments: Dorothy Heizer, circa 1952. Value Points: very rare portrait doll of superb artistry and perfect state of preservation.