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THREE CHINA HEAD DOLLS.

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THREE CHINA HEAD DOLLS.
Adelina Patti has center part with ten rolls of curls and brush strokes to face, rivet jointed cloth body with bisque lower arms, antique style clothes, 15". Shoulder plate repaired. A fancy girl with hair molded back from face into molded snood, old cloth body with wooden limbs, antique clothes, 13". Lower part of breast plate missing. Also a high brow with new body, antique style clothes, 12".

Condition: Adelina Patti has two repairs: one that curves from shoulder to back of hair and joins the second one on the right shoulder. Some wear on her hair and nose rub. Girl with snood has uneven cheek color, firing flaw above one eye and wear on hair. Highbrow has some kiln specks.

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