A blonde 870 Fashion Queen Barbie

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A blonde 870 Fashion Queen Barbie
with moulded blonde hair, blue centred eyes, light blue eyeliner and pale lips, no ear piercings and with a Midge/Barbie body dressed in original white and gold swimsuit, a 1963 Fashion Queen with moulded brunette hair and blue hairband, blue eyeliner and pink lips and original white and gold swimsuit and bandanna, in original 870 box with wig stand and interchangeable wigs (slight greening to ears, box cellophane cover missing) and four outfits, including 1636 Sleeping Pretty, 1257 Dance Party, 1721 Moonlight and Roses and 'Jumpin' jeans (2)

Provenance

The blonde Fashion Queen Barbie was purchased at Remember When Auction, U.S.A in August 1992. The catalogue, which is being sold with the doll, described it as a '1963 Prototype Fashion Queen' with emphasis on the blonde hair colour and no ear piercings.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Early Mattel catalogue pictures show a Fashion Barbie with blonde hair and red lips. But by the time the doll was in production, this had been changed to a brunette with pink lips. The blonde Fashion Queen Barbie in this lot differs not only in the hair colour but has centred eyes, rather than the usual side-glancing and light blue eyeliner. Christie's thank Chloe Gambell from www.highheelsnewsletter.com for her input.

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