with blue glass paper-weight eyes, closed mouth, pierced ears, finely painted feather brows and lashes, the cork pate with long brown wig, the bisque head to a fully-jointed composition body with fixed wrists, dressed in a lace and cotton dress, underclothes, socks and Jumeau soft leather shoes, stamped to nape of neck
36cm high
Provenance:
Sale; Bonhams, Fine Dolls, Dolls Houses, Teddy Bears and Soldiers, 25 May and 2 June, 2011, lot 131
The estate of the late Eve Clarke
Sold for £460
Condition Report
small (about 2mm) chip to top edge of head. Slight paint loss to one ear lobe. Some wig-glue residue.
Auction: Teddy Bears & Dolls - Timed Online - to include the Eve Clarke Collection, ending 16th Sep, 2024
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