Ol**ri
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$2,100
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sold
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- Estimate
- $1,800 / $2,100
Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, blue glass spiral-threaded eyes with darker iris rims, dark eyeliner, delicately painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French kid gusset-jointed body, antique costume. Condition: bisque excellent, body is original albeit worn and patched. Comments: French, circa 1870. Value points: beautiful face and painting. Included with the doll is a hand-written note indicating the doll is from the estate of Miss Margaret Ruggles of Thomaston, Maine (1870-1959), the daughter of US Senator John Ruggles, along with an early postcard image of the family home in Thomaston.