A Unis France Jumeau 1938 character doll

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A Unis France Jumeau 1938 character doll
with bisque-head, closed mouth, blue flirting and sleeping eyes with metal eyelids, pierced ears, jointed composition and wood body, original organdie frock embroidered with flower sprays, shoes, stockings and underclothes - 18in. high, impressed 71 149 306

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The 306 mould was created by S.F.B.J. for the visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and His Majesty King George V1 to Paris in 1938. A pair of dolls, named France and Marianne, from this mould in a larger size were sent from the Children of France to the then Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, complete with extensive wardrobe designed by major Paris houses

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