Lot 818: Sold for £260 hammer

Estimate £300-£500

A late 19th Century Tete Jumeau bisque socket head doll, size 7, with fixed blue paperweight eyes, closed painted mouth, feathered eyebrows, blonde wig, and pierced ears, head marked DEPOSE TETE JUMEAU 7, on a jointed talking composition and wood body, inner mechanics removed, height 43 cm, S/D to body.

Condition report
Head generally good, besides a slight loss to bisque below her right lash line. Body has some wear including an old glue repair to her left lower leg.

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