A LATE BRU TETEUR NURSING DOLL
Lot 176

A LATE BRU TETEUR NURSING DOLL

CIRCA 1900

Closed20 May 2010

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GBP 1,750

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A LATE BRU TETEUR NURSING DOLL
CIRCA 1900
With poured bisque head impressed 'Br(u) Jne. 4', open mouth, fixed blue paperweight eyes, pierced ears, the back of the head with feeding mechanism (inoperative) and opening for key, on French jointed composition body, in replacement drop-waist blue silk dress, sparse blonde mohair wig, cotton undergarments and leather shoes stamped 'Paris Dos3' and bee symbol
12¾ in. (32 cm.) high

Sotheby's London, 9 May 1991, lot 332.

Specialist note

Another example of this model is illustrated in S. Richemond, op. cit., figs.49-51, p. 100.