#102

Wonderful English Poured Wax Child Doll in Original Gown,with Provenance
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$2,300
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16" (41 cm.) Poured wax shoulder head,blue glass enamel inset eyes,delicately tinted facial features,closed mouth,light brown separately-inserted hair,softly-stuffed muslin body,poured wax lower limbs. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: English,in the Montanari manner,circa 1875. Value Points: beautifully-preserved doll wearing her original costume of sheer dotted tulle over peach silk,three layers of undergarments,tiny kid slippers and hand stitched bonnet with rose silk ribbons.