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A papier mâché-headed doll
with black ringlets falling in front of the ears, circular bun at nape, kid body, wooden limbs with painted dusty pink slippers and remains of original clothes -- 8in. (20cm.) high, circa 1840 (one arm missing nose and chin rubbed); a Grodnerthal doll with black painted hair with curls at the temples dressed in silks -- 6¾in. (17cm.) head to knee (head rubbed, arm and legs missing); a bisque-headed doll with damaged body; a black composition Aboriginal -- 7½in. (19cm.) high and a toy stove (6)
with black ringlets falling in front of the ears, circular bun at nape, kid body, wooden limbs with painted dusty pink slippers and remains of original clothes -- 8in. (20cm.) high, circa 1840 (one arm missing nose and chin rubbed); a Grodnerthal doll with black painted hair with curls at the temples dressed in silks -- 6¾in. (17cm.) head to knee (head rubbed, arm and legs missing); a bisque-headed doll with damaged body; a black composition Aboriginal -- 7½in. (19cm.) high and a toy stove (6)
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