Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

March 21, 2024: Americana - Day Two

Thu, Mar 21, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Dolls
Lot 1049

PAPIER MACHE MILLINER'S MODEL LADY DOLL

Estimate: $150 - $250
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

PAPIER MACHE MILLINER'S MODEL LADY DOLL, unmarked, shoulder plate head, painted facial features including brown eyes, eyebrows, and a pink closed mouth, kid-leather torso body with un-jointed lower wooden limbs, molded hair painted black with corkscrew curls, paint decorated legs and shoes. Period clothing including a green striped satin dress with brown and black lace covering having matching head attire, period undergarments. Second half 19th century. 16" H.

Condition

Very good overall condition with expected wear, expected cracking to papier mache, wooden limb tips with roughness/minute losses, each foot reattached. Clothing with expected wear and deterioration to the silk dress.

Deaccessioned by the Wachovia Historical Society to benefit acquisitions and conservation funds.