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Gorgeous and
unique rendition of a patrician Spanish lady with fine quality pale
papier-mâché shoulder head with facial features similar to those found on
Andreas Voit heads with ivory-like painted skin tones, in superb condition
with original cheek blushing, brown painted eyes with tiny painted upper
lashes and high molded painted black hair with asymmetrical heavy curls
framing the face with well defined painted comb marks around the molded
curls. This larger than average doll ( 18" , 46cm ) is mounted to a heavy
cloth body with narrow waist and individually white leather stitched
fingers. As nice as the doll itself, the elaborate costuming is undoubtedly
it's greatest feature with a heavy black silk dress adorned with gold braid
trim and extremely heavy indigo beaded clusters with tiny brass beads on
sleeves, skirt, and shoulders, and a long red gauze shawl with two braid
beaded balls below. The long black mantilla is glued to and woven into the
hair, draping down in back and covering both shoulders and held in place
with a large antique red ribbon bow on the front left side of the hair. In
her right hand she holds a beautiful mother-of-pearl and gold lame fan with
a portrait of a lady in the center. The stockings are white brocade, secured
by two blue silk ribbon garter bands mid thigh, and in addition she wears
olive colored flat silk slippers which criss-cross both legs several times
and are secured mid calf by tied bows. This doll is worth the asking price
even without the spectacular costume but considering the uniqueness of the
dress it is a true bargain at...........................US$
2 ,450.
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Lovely 23" ( 58cm ) late 1860's- early 1870's doll with 6" ( 15cm ) blond
parian shoulder head of German origin, probably by either Kling or ABG. She
has lovely pale blue painted eyes with separately molded eyelids with both a
black and red accent line above. She has elaborately and finely modeled
blond hair with fine detail of comb marks, tight curls draping onto the
forehead tied with a molded cobalt bow, and a molded hair bow in back but
painted the same color as the hair. She is on an old muslin stuffed body
which is jointed at shoulders, hips, and knees, with white leather forearms
and separately stitched fingers. The clothing is a fine printed cotton off
the shoulder period dress with lace trimmed sleeves and waistband and the
skirt portion of the dress overlaps in three separate layers. Completing the
outfit are old leather boots but perhaps a tad to big for her feet.
US$ 595.
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Untouched 12 1/2" ( 32cm ) papier-mache shoulder head
" milliner's model "-type doll, circa mid 1840's-to 1850, with typical
narrow waist firm leather body with long wooden arms with " spoon '-like
hands and wooden legs with yellow painted slippers, wearing original cotton
gauze costume with pink ribbon waist sash and pink rose at neckline as well
as having original linen undergarments. Although having a few typical age
craze lines at the neck she is in excellent shape for her 160+ years with
some of the original cheek blushing still present as well as lip paint and
almost no paint chips to the black hair which is pulled into a tight bun in
back completely away from the neck with forehead totally exposed, parted in
the center with two large clusters of vertical curls on each side to below
the neck and totally covering the ears. A lovely well preserved doll and a
true piece of history at only .......US$
1,100.
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11 1/2" ( 29cm ) papier-mâché
shoulder head doll on narrow waist firm leather body with wooden lower arms
with " spoon " hands and wooden lower legs with painted blue flat slippers,
commonly known as a " milliner's model ". She has blue painted eyes and red
mouth with slight smirk, center part hairstyle with nine very long thick
shoulder length curls which covers the ears. This early 1850's doll is
different in that the face represents an older child or very young teenager
rather than the typical slightly more mature lady. The off the shoulder
dress is a salmon cotton covered by a fine dotted Swiss lace net. The
overall condition is basically good considering age and type with no
repainting but some crazing on the shoulder with some old repair to the legs
just above the paper bands which most likely have been expertly replaced.
US$ 795.
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29 1/2" ( 75cm ) unmarked
German wax over
papier-mâché
shoulder head with closed mouth, inset blue glass eyes, pierced ears, with
original dark blond mohair wig in upswept coiffure held in place with
original pale green silk ribbons. The body is stuffed horsehair covered in
muslin with heavy painted composition lower arms and lower legs which have
molded and painted stockings and boots with slightly raised heels. She wears
a white cotton blouse with red embroidered stitching and a wonderful two
piece pale mint green silk walking dress with lace edging. Although the
dress is frail with some damage, especially on the lower skirt and sleeves,
it is a wonderful example of a late 1870's-early 1880's couture dress that
any expensive French fashion type doll would be proud to wear. Even though
these dolls were relatively inexpensive when new, they reflect a primitive
charm and have an important place in doll history for their reflections of
fashion and styles of the times. It is amazing that one can find these naive
but yet elegant dolls that are at a minimum 130 years old for the relatively
insignificant price of ..............US$
395.
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