12-15-200512-16-2005
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2306
December 15, 2005 01:00 PMCalender
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Lot of Three Dolls

Sell one like this
$118$100
Auction: Discovery - 2306Location: BoltonDate / Time: December 15, 2005 1:00PM

Description:

Lot of Three Dolls, late 19th/early 20th century, Armand Marseille bisque shoulder head doll, open mouth with teeth, remnants of fur eyebrows, impressed AM 390 mark, blonde mohair wig, kid body, upper arms, and lower legs, bisque arms, (eyes need resetting, separated at left knee, left thumb missing),ht. 17, period white cotton clothes and an assortment of handmade dresses, undergarments, knitted items, etc.; two walking dolls in Dutch costumes, boy has molded and painted metal head, girl has celluloid head, bodies are wood and wire with composition hands, wool and cotton traditional costumes, and wooden shoes, (some paint loss),ht. 16 3/4 in.
Estimate $200-300

Keywords

Three Dolls, Armand Marseille, AM 390, metal head , celluloid head