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Rare American Composition Art Character Doll by Jessie McCutcheon Raleigh

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1 . Petite German Bisque Doll with Closed Mouth by Kestner
2 . Maple Psyche Mirror with Elaborately-Carved Frame
3 . Very Rare Model of French Bisque Bebe by Schmitt et Fils
4 . Splendid French Bisque Poupee with Superb Original Costume
5 . Beautiful French Bisque Poupee with Brilliant Cobalt Blue Eyes
6 . Three Antique Parasols with Rare Handles
7 . 19th Century French Miniature Candy Container as Toilette Mirror
8 . French Bisque Poupee by Gaultier Wearing Exquisite Original Costume
9 . German Bisque Doll with Sculpted Brown Hair and Bodice
10 . American Mechanical Walking Doll, Autoperipatetikos, with Rare German Bisque Head
11 . Early French Mechanical Gliding Lady in Original Costume by Vichy et Fils
12 . Very Fine French Sewing Necessaire in the Shape of a Spinet Piano
13 . Extremely Rare German Bisque Doll as "The Work-Table Companion"
14 . Very Beautiful French Bisque Bebe, Series C, by Jules Steiner
15 . 19th Century Woven Basket as Etrennes Gift, Filled with Miniature Dolls and Toys

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Rare American Composition Art Character Doll by Jessie McCutcheon Raleigh

Lot Number: 
181
23" (58 cm.) Socket head of uniquely-formulated composition, sculpted hair in side-parted bobbed fashion, painted blue eyes with shaded detail, black upper eyeliner, fringed lashes, one stroke brows, closed mouth with painted row of teeth, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Jessie McCutcheon Raleigh, whose Chicago-based firm operated for only four years, 1916-1920; the faces being painted by students at the Chicago Art Institute. Value Points: the rarity of the McCutcheon dolls is rivaled by the artistry of their modeling and painting.
Realized Price: 
$800
Presale Estimate: 
1100/1500