Lot 236:
Sold for: £12
Description
A collection of dolls and miniatures in various styles and materials. The group includes a large doll with a composition head featuring a green synthetic wig and mechanical sleep eyes, dressed in a pink floral cotton dress with black shoes. Also included is a cloth-bodied doll with a moulded and painted face, wearing a red patterned headscarf and a blue skirt over a polka-dot fabric body.
The assortment features several miniatures, including a trio of bisque-headed dolls in white lace-trimmed gowns and bonnets, and a wooden peg doll with a painted face and lace dress. Ceramic items within the lot include a painted figure of a girl holding a pot with the blue hand-painted inscription CREAM, and a small figurine of a child in a green and red dress. The collection is completed by a small plush teddy bear figure wearing a blue and white patterned dress. No maker marks or manufacturer labels are visible on the pieces.
Condition report:
The large composition doll shows significant degradation and clouding to the mechanical sleep eyes (photo 1). The ceramic girl figure holding the cream pot has a detached lower limb, which is present but separate (photo 3). The wooden peg doll exhibits paint loss to the head (photo 3). Surface wear and general fraying are visible on various fabric garments across the collection, and the cloth-bodied doll shows overall surface wear (photo 2).
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