French BISQUE head DOLL Armand Marseille 390 ORIGINAL BOX and clothes c1900
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what a lovely find, a bisque head Armand Marseille doll dating from beginning of the 20th century in its original box with accessories. The back of the neck is marked Armand Marseille 390, a small charming model of 24 cm without any chip or crack on the face, just dust to clean. This doll was sleeping in its original packaging, a charming box trimmed inside with paper lace. On the box written in a child's hand with a charming spelling mistake "Petit Garson". Is it a boy ? A girl ? I cannot find anything on this model, but little boys were often dressed like girls with dresses. The doll has an original short blond mohair wig and a pink felt hair, both items being a little bit worn. Sleeping glass brown eyes, the head painted pigment are pale with painted eyebrows and feathered eyelashes, rosy cheeks, dimpled chin, open mouth showing 4 upper teeth. The doll is 9.44 in long, a small model wearing original clothes and underwear. A dress belted, socks, shoes, and undergarments (pantalonnette) that are still white. The body is made of rivet movable legs and arms. The doll was sold in this box with the ombrella that is as big as the doll! A fine antique accessory made with what looks like a silver ring. It is opening with misses. A rare fine small bisque head doll with all its accessories in its original condition! Armand Marseille manufactured his dolls in Koppelsdorf in Germany between 1885 and 1930.
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Antique linen is a living material, if you treasure it, it will reward you a hundred times. A lot of antique textiles are so robust and wonderfully easy to wash and maintain. The fibres of these exceptional fabrics were grown without any use of chemical, these textiles are organic. No need to use chemicals to wash antique textiles, a good simple natural soap such as the savon de Marseille is fine for every kind of linen. The textiles can be machine washed on warm. The warmer ithey will be washed, the softer and floppier they will turn. Again, no need to use a softener, a dash of white vinegar or a spoon of baking soda are perfect to maintain these wonderful textiles. Dry them on the line if possible, expose them under sun light to brighten the natural white. |
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