ANTIQUE 1920S FRENCH BOUDOIR DOLLS

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THE PRODUCERS JASON ALEXANDER &
ANTIQUE 1920S FRENCH BOUDOIR DOLLS
BOUGHT AT ESTATE
THESE COME OUT OF AN ESTATE FORM A BIG COLLECTION OF DOLLS
Boudoir dolls are also called Bed Dolls or Sofa Dolls, Flapper   Dolls or French Dolls, as they were used to decorate beds or sofas, which is   where they got their name. Boudoir dolls were not meant to be played with, but   to be displayed or as decorations. Boudoir doll, cloth body, long  cloth legs  Boudoir dolls were made from about 1915 to the 1930s, they usually  have cloth  bodies with elongated legs, heads can be of various materials; all  cloth, cloth  with a mask face covering usually of composition or all composition  heads,  often with painted facial features, some have partial composition limbs,  some  have celluloid arms, which may help with dating. Boudoir doll heads were  also  sold separately to which a seamstress could add their own homemade cloth  body.  Clothing can be very elaborate, high quality material, (it's the clothing  that  matters the most on these dolls - if the clothing is missing they lose  about  half of their value) and many have high heel feet. There is of course,  much  variety among boudoir dolls, as they were produced in several countries  over  quite a number of years, notably; America, England, France, Germany and  Italy.
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