#16

English Poured Wax Child Fashion Doll
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16" (40 cm). Poured wax shoulder head with rounded facial modeling, blue glass enamel inset eyes, outlined eyes, painted brows, closed mouth with accented pale lips, brunette hair inserted into pate in tiny tendrils, muslin stitch-jointed body with wax arms to above the elbows, wax lower legs and bare feet. Condition: very good, slight fading of painted detail. Comments: English, circa 1865,the facial model and body style closely resemble the Huret-type French poupees of that era. Value Points: fine early model wax child with original body and costume.