30th Apr, 2024 12:00
The Austin Smith and Margaret Harkin Antique Doll Collection - Part 2
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A rare 19th century Simonne fashionable doll with jointed wooden labelled body
Sold for £2,600
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
*SALEROOM ANNOUNCEMENT - HER LEFT HAND THUMB IS RESTORED.*
A rare 19th century Simonne fashionable doll with jointed wooden labelled body, with pressed bisque, fixed blue striated glass eyes, light brown brows, closed slightly smiling mouth with darker pink detail, ears pierced into the head, remains of white mohair wig on cork pate, swivel head on bisque shoulders, jointed wooden body with blue ink stamp ‘Simonne Paris Passage Delorme Rue de Rivoli’, original purple velvet and silk three part bustle dress with dusty pink silk sleeves and trim, printed cotton and lace hat, striped muslin chemisette, bustle petticoat, wool petticoat, chemise, split drawers and brown leather lace up boots —17 ¼in. (44cm.) high (wig strands mainly loose at base, but present, some slight moth damage to clothes)
Condition Report - her left hand thumb is restored.
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