Ending 16th Sep, 2024 19:00

Teddy Bears & Dolls - Timed Online - to include the Eve Clarke Collection

 
Lot 94
 

94

A Bru Teteur, or Nursing Bru, bisque shoulder head doll, late 19th century

with brows fixed brown paperweight eyes, characteristic open mouth and pierced ears, inoperative keywind mechanism to back of head, the deep shoulder plate with moulded breasts, leather body with bisque lower arms, she wears a white cotton chemise and kid leather shoes, the head impressed 'Bru Jne 8 T'
49cm tall

Provenance:
The estate of the late Eve Clarke

Sold for £440


Condition Report

Under UV head appears to be in good order, hands both have restoration, a paler area of bisque to the right shoulder blade and body has been supported by layers of medical gauze. Key wind mechanism has not been tested

 

Auction: Teddy Bears & Dolls - Timed Online - to include the Eve Clarke Collection, ending 16th Sep, 2024

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