#12

Petite 18th Century English Wooden Doll in Wonderful Original Costume
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$11,500
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Description
14" (36 cm.) One-piece carved wooden head and torso, elongated throat, flat torso back, shapely bosom, large enamel inset eyes, carved nose, dark eyeliner, dot lashes, thin line brows, primly set lips, cheek blush spots, blonde mohair wig, cloth upper arms, wooden lower arms with spatula hands, wooden lower legs with pin jointing at hips and lower legs. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: English, mid/late 1700s. Value Points: well-preserved doll with well-defined features, wonderful original costume of embroidered brocade silk with uniquely designed colorful floral border, coral silk undergown with scalloped edging, bonnet, undergarments, hooped petticoat.