Antique bisque UNIS France 301 boy dollhouse size doll, orig. wonderful costume

Description

Spring-time
in Paris!
This charming,
6 inch tall,
fully jointed, antique bisque sockethead doll will make a great addition to an antique doll collection or dollhouse as he wears all his original,
French
provincial,
Bretonne
costume of off white pleated felt trousers. He is
incised
on the back of his head:
Paris France
and mold number
301
along with the manufacturer's name:
UNIS
(
U
nion
N
ationale
I
nter-
S
yndicate, union formed by
Societe Francaise de Fabrication de Bebes & Jouets
in 1899)
.
He has lovely features including wonderful large, antique glass,
sleep brown eyes
, finely painted eyelashes, tiny open mouth with row of teeth, blushed cheeks and light brown eyebrows that match his thick, dark blond curly wig beneath his fabulous black felt with black velvet ribbon and metal buckle trim. He wears a gold pleated cummerbund, embroidered red vest with matching embroidery on his trousers, shirt collar, ribbon tie and embroidered black jacket
with low-heeled, painted rust brown boots. Hi
s original jointed, French composition body has joints at his shoulders and hips.  He is in excellent condition with no damages or repairs. He has no fading or stains (trousers show dust) and no odors as he is from a smoke free home. Other antique dolls in
last five photos
are
not included
and each
listed separately.
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