25” English Poured Wax


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25” English Poured Wax, circa 1880, unmarked, blue set glass eyes, original and very long inserted wig (some thin areas but overall unusually thick and lush especially for an antique wax doll), original cloth body with original poured wax lower limbs, all wax (head & limbs) has same matching pink tinting, wearing antique (possibly original) underclothes along with an antique white dress and bonnet, from a private NY collection Was $5,250 now on sale $3,950.
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25” English Poured Wax with Sleep Eyes



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25” English Poured Wax with Sleep Eyes, circa 1890-1900’s, retaining original stamp on body which partially reads “Dolls Repaired”, attributed to Lucy Peck (either made by Peck or worked on and stamped by Peck in her early 20th century doll hospital), rare blue glass eyes with waxed eyelids which open and close using a wire eye mechanism, original (sparse) inserted blond hair, back of head is somewhat indented in one place, original cloth body with poured wax limbs, one lower leg is also slightly misshapen (possibly from past heat exposure), wearing antique clothing Was $3,250 now on sale $2,450
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½" All-Original Wax-Over-Composition Child Doll
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½" All-Original Wax-Over-Composition Child Doll, German, very
unusual variation of a "slit-head" wax featuring brown paperweight eyes,
closed mouth, slit along part line where original blond human hair wig strands
are inserted, original (unusual Milliner's Model type body with wooden lower limbs,
mint original clothes, from a NJ estate Was $1,950 now on sale $1,250.
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