Composition Character Doll with Very Expressive Features

The Empress and the Child
The Empress and the Child - Antique Dolls
$59.00
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Composition Character Doll with Very Expressive Features

Lot Number: 
134
23" (58 cm.) Composition socket head with sculpted hair in short side-parted bobbed curls that are brushed behind her defined ears,painted complexion and facial features,the blue eyes with decorative glaze on the black pupils lending a glass-like look,eye shadow,painted eyeliner and brows,closed mouth with impressed dimples at each lip corner,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,wearing original linen-like uniform,undergarments,shoes,stockings. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: maker unknown,the hair is in the style of 1930s. Value Points: rare mystery doll with most charming expression and artistic detail of painting.
Realized Price: 
$500
Presale Estimate: 
700/900