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RARE JB Sheppard & Co. stamped body, antique Philadelphia Baby boy cloth doll

$ 1528.56

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Skin Color: Fair/Light
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Doll Gender: Boy Doll
  • Features: Antique
  • Time Period Manufactured: Antique (Pre-1930)
  • Hair Color: Brown
  • Packaging: Without Packaging
  • Modified Item: No
  • Brand/Artist: Philadelphia Baby
  • Custom Bundle: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: all original, generally good condition with some normal wear as expected for his age, no damages, no repairs no repaint or fading and no odors as he is from a smoke free home.
  • Non-Domestic Product: No
  • Doll Size: 22 in
  • Material: Cloth
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Eye Color: Brown
  • Ethnicity: Caucasian

    Description

    Wonderful museum dolly Treasure, c1900
    From our little family of
    rare and very hard to find
    ,
    JB Sheppard & Co.
    Philadelphia Baby
    dolls comes this adorable,
    22 inch tall,
    boy child doll,
    completely original from head to toes
    . He has those wonderful
    applied ears
    and very
    deeply molded and painted, gorgeous, big brown eyes
    with great details including high lights and very well
    molded eyelids
    , lovely mouth with full lips, nice nose details and pink cheek blush as well as finely molded fingers and toes with pink nails. Constructed of sturdy-stuffed, stockinette cloth he has an
    oil painted
    head, shoulders, lower arms and lower legs with joints at shoulders, hips and knees and a life-like, sturdy shaped, stocking body. This sweet child is over one hundred and fifteen years old and still retains all his
    original clothing:
    an
    adorable, two-piece, fully lined, blue pleated cotton dress suit with large buttons and white collar, replaced antique shoes and socks. He is
    fully stamped on the back of his torso
    and is in excellent condition with no repainting or repairs. He has no tears or breaks, no holes or odors and he is from a smoke free home.  See the replica version seated with him in photo #8 for comparison only.
    Other original,
    Philadelphia Baby
    doll "family members" are
    not included
    and each will be listed separately.
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