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Rare and early English poured wax shoulder-head doll, circa 1868
With fixed blue glass eyes, finely painted brown eye lashes, brows and short hair with wisps to front, painted mouth and slightly rouged cheeks, on a cloth body with well moulded wax lower arms and legs, wearing beautiful long white cotton and lace dress with pink satin underskirt, layers of underclothing and ribboned bonnet,
Provenance: This doll comes with a written note: ' This doll was dressed by Queen Victoria's eldest daughter the Empress Frederick of Germany, for a bazaar held in London to obtain funds to help impoverished Germans in the city, about 1868.
It was bought by Baron von Schroder the financier and given by him to Miss Mabel Boure'.
(two fingers damaged, some professional restoration to dress). 53cm (21in) tall.
Sold for £4,080 inc. premium
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Collectibles /
Toys and Dolls
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