#53

Two French Cloth Dolls by Reynal
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$1,100
sold
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Description
each 17" (43 cm). Each has cloth swivel head with pressed and painted painted facial features, brown side glancing eyes, white eyedots, painted upper lashes, single stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with two accent dots on bottom lip, stitched ears, brunette mohair wig, muslin body jointed at shoulders and hips. CONDITION: Unplayed with condition but with some shelf wear (slight costume fading, face spotting, blue-suited boy has grey smear on forehead and onto right ear and cheek). COMMENTS: Reynal, France, circa 1930. VALUE POINTS: The wonderful pair of city boys wears their original woolen belted jackets, trousers, argyle socks and leather shoes, woolen plaid neck scarves and wool tams.