19th century wax over composition shoulder head doll with st...

Hammer

£260

19th century wax over composition shoulder head doll with stuffed soft body and hollow wax lower limbs, with paperweight blue eyes, open mouth with teeth, period white cotton dress with pin tucks and lace trim, bonnet and shoes. Height 71cm. No makers mark, see condition report for damage. Also included is a smaller shoulder head wax doll with soft body, length 43 cm, unmarked.

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Left arm is broken and detached at elbow. Finger and thumb on right hand missing. Crack lines are visible on both sides of face, and across nose, neck and back. See condition report photos. Smaller doll has no cracks to wax shoulder head. Legs are hollow wax. Glue residue on forehead and some on face