#10

Fourteen French All-Bisque Lilliputians
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$1,950
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Description

2 1/4" (6 cm). Each has bisque swivel head with loop-jointing on bisque torso, peg-jointed bisque arms and pegs, painted facial features and shoes, each with original wig and original factory costume representing folklore costumes as well as fashionable city costumes. The dolls were represented in various Parisian department store catalogs around 1895 described as Lilliputians. Excellent condition is wonderfully preserved original silk and felt costumes with beautiful painting of faces.