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Four Dolls

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$1,599$1,300
Auction: Discovery - 2722TLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 08, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

Four Dolls, an Armand Marseille bisque-head baby doll with sleeping blue eyes, painted pink lips, composition hands, and cloth body in white cotton nightgown; an Armand Marseille 750 D.R.G.M. 258 bisque-head toddler doll with short brown mohair wig, two inset front teeth, and fully jointed composition toddler body in white cotton nightgown; a Kamkins cloth child doll with molded and painted cloth face, painted blue eyes, rosy cheeks, and coral lips, blond wig, cloth body, white cotton and pink gingham onesie, signed "L. Kampes Atlantic City Pat. Nov 2-20" in ink to back of head; and a Martha Chase-type girl doll with oil-painted stockinette head, molded and painted bobbed blond hair, painted blue eyes, pink lips, rosy cheeks, and black eyelashes, oil-painted stockinette limbs, and cloth body in white cotton undergarments and socks and a pink printed cotton dress.
Estimate $400-600

AM Baby doll: actually a Bye-Lo baby, stamped to body. Hands molded plastic, not composition. Good overall.
AM toddler: head ok condition, loose in socket, needs restringing. Left pinky maybe repainted, clothes shredded.
Martha Chase-type: Paint loss to hands, cheeks, and nose. Hair paint cracked, colors crisp.
Kamkins: Minor facial abrasions primarily to cheeks, good overall.


The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Keywords

Kampes Atlantic City, oil, oil-painted stockinette head