05-22-201305-23-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
May 22, 2013 02:00 PMCalender
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Three Handmade Folk Dolls with Provenance

Sell one like this
$37$30
Auction: Discovery - 2654MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 22, 2013 2:00PM

Description:

Three Handmade Folk Dolls with Provenance, known in the family as "Topsy Turvy," "Little Mama," and "Little Dog," the topsy turvy has white face and black mammy face, all with embroidered features, ht. 11 1/2 to 14 in.; several pages of family history detailing owners and including tintype of original Trotter family members.
Estimate $100-150

Play wear apparent on dolls, some breaks in fabric.


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