22nd Feb, 2024 12:00

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

 
  Lot 176
 

176

A Unis 306 Jumeau 1938 Princess doll

Sold for £800
Estimated at £400 - £600


 
A Unis 306 Jumeau 1938 Princess doll, with brown sleeping flirty eyes, light brown brows, closed mouth the top lip painted dark pink, the lower lip light pink, original blonde hair wig, jointed composition body with original printed white muslin dress with blue underdress, matching knickers, white socks, white oil-cloth shoes and souvenir necklace of King George VI, the late Queen’s father —18in. (46cm.) high — this doll is the smaller version of the mould used for France and Marianne, two dolls presented to the Queen Mother in 1938 for the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose now kept at Windsor Castle