29th Oct, 2025 10:00
The Cricket Auction | The Childhood Auction
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A fine Grodnertal doll
A fine Grodnertal doll, circa 1825, her head with a tuck comb, wire earrings and delicately painted curls framing her face, wearing original white cotton dress with puffed sleeves, a wire necklace hung around her neck, 31.5cm high
Sold for £1,700
A fine Grodnertal doll, circa 1825, her head with a tuck comb, wire earrings and delicately painted curls framing her face, wearing original white cotton dress with puffed sleeves, a wire necklace hung around her neck, 31.5cm high
Craquelure mainly to neck. Crack to paint horizontally through one eye and bridge of nose. Wear to varnish. Limbs intact and joints working.
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Auction: The Cricket Auction | The Childhood Auction, 29th Oct, 2025
