Lafitte-Desirat Wax Fashion Doll

Description:

Lafitte-Desirat Wax Fashion Doll, France, 1916, the standing figure with molded wax head and arms outstretched, wearing a blue silk cap with beaded net veil, and a tiered ivory silk dress with blue silk border.

Provenance: Formerly property of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Estimate $100-150


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