22nd Feb, 2024 12:00

The Important Private Antique Doll Collection of Austin Smith and Margaret Harkin - Part 1

 
  Lot 149
 

149

A large Francois Gaultier pressed bisque swivel head fashionable doll

Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000


 
A large Francois Gaultier pressed bisque swivel head fashionable doll, with grey/blue glass eyes, black edge to iris, black eye liner, shaded lids, light brown feathered brows, closed slightly smiling mouth with dark pink details, pierced ears, cork pate with reddish brown mohair wig, impressed FG on shoulders, gusseted kid body, original cafe au lait silk two part bustle dress with Burgundy velvet inserts, train, lace collar and cuffs, steel buttons, matching bonnet, white cotton chemise, petticoat and pantaloons, muslin petticoat and knitted socks —23in. (58.5cm.) high (slight moth activity to wig and pate, slight damage to clothes)