the first inset with fixed blue glass eyes, painted lashes and brows, painted lips and accented nostrils, she wears a pink and cream gown with blue bonnet; the other with similarly painted features, fixed brown glass eyes and wearing a cream and blue gown, each with double strap painted shoes
11cm and 10cm tall
Provenance:
The estate of the late Eve Clarke
Sold for £420
Condition Report
Each with surface dirt and tired costumes commensurate with age and use both with intact hands and feet.
White dress with baby blue ribbon: small nibble to true-right shoulder plate, slightly mottled appearance to forearms
Pink and white dress: Some fluorescence under UV, though this appears to be dried adhesive from wig glue and one small fibrous inclusion in true-left eye visible under loupe, see additional images
Auction: Teddy Bears & Dolls - Timed Online - to include the Eve Clarke Collection, ending 16th Sep, 2024
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