Lot Essay
IT IS KNOWN THAT KESTNER PRODUCED WAX-HEADED DOLLS, THIS DOLL IS OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY AND HAS A BODY SIMILAR TO THOSE FOUND ON KESTNER DOLLS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTS.
Details
A VERY RARE WAX OVER COMPOSITION SOCKET-HEAD DOLL
WITH BLUE SLEEPING EYES, CLOSED MOUTH, FINELY PAINTED BROWS AND LASHES, LONG BLONDE MOHAIR WIG, FIXED-WRIST JOINTED COMPOSITION BODY AND ORIGINAL CREAM WOOL DRESS AND BONNET TRIMMED WITH LACE AND BLUE SILK RIBANDS, UNDERCLOTHES, BRONZE KID SHOES AND BLUE SOCKS - 15IN. 38CM. HIGH, GERMAN
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WITH BLUE SLEEPING EYES, CLOSED MOUTH, FINELY PAINTED BROWS AND LASHES, LONG BLONDE MOHAIR WIG, FIXED-WRIST JOINTED COMPOSITION BODY AND ORIGINAL CREAM WOOL DRESS AND BONNET TRIMMED WITH LACE AND BLUE SILK RIBANDS, UNDERCLOTHES, BRONZE KID SHOES AND BLUE SOCKS - 15IN. 38CM. HIGH, GERMAN
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Provenance
THE DOLL WAS PRESENTED TO MISS SUSAN YORKE BY QUEEN VICTORIA IN 1886. MISS YORKE'S UNCLE WAS A COURTIER AND THE DOLL HAS REMAINED IN THE FAMILY.