#64

German Bisque Flapper Lady, 401, by Marseille
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$1,900
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Description
16" (40 cm) doll. Painted bisque socket head with amber complexion, brown glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, dark brown eyeshadow, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, blonde mohair bobbed wig, composition and wooden fully jointed flapper style body with elongated slender torso, arms and legs, feet posed for wearing high heels. CONDITION: Generally excellent. MARKS: Armand Marseille Germany A 401 4/0 M. COMMENTS: Marseille, circa 1925. VALUE POINTS: In unplayed-with condition, the doll wears very elaborate original couturier costume of beads and crystals, with matching headdress, original heeled shoes, mounted on original base.