22nd Feb, 2024 12:00
The Important Private Antique Doll Collection of Austin Smith and Margaret Harkin - Part 1
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A rare French shoulder head fashionable doll probably by Rohmer
Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
A rare French shoulder head fashionable doll probably by Rohmer, with painted upward glancing eyes, dark blue iris edge, black eyeliner with red dot to inner eye corner, well modelled features with protruding top lip, philtrum and double chin, dark brown feather brows, moulded ears, solid domed head with uncoloured or glazed pate, remains of brown mohair wig, gusseted kid body with wooden jointed shoulders and pink tinted china arms, original boned two-part oatmeal figured silk with a Burgundy thread woven through, Burgundy silk satin rouched stomacher, cuffs, collar, panel and swags inserts, lace trim to cuff and skirt, matching hat, underclothes, black leather boots and a pair white knitted mittens —18in. (46cm.) high (moth damage to wig)
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