Bidspirit auction | A Pair of China Head

A Pair of China Head Dolls with Cloth Bodies and Molded Hair - A pair of antique-style china head dolls featuring glazed porcelain shoulder heads, lower limbs, and stuffed cloth bodies. Both dolls exhibit the characteristic aesthetic of the mid-to-late 19th century with molded, center-parted hair painted in a black glaze. The porcelain faces are finished with painted blue eyes featuring black pupils, red accent lines at the inner corners, and red-painted lips. The larger doll is dressed in a full-length, long-sleeved calico dress with a black floral pattern on a cream ground, accented with black rick-rack trim and mother-of-pearl buttons. This doll features white porcelain legs with painted black footwear, showing detailed lacing and heels. The smaller doll wears a cream-colored cotton dress with a red heart motif, red lace trim at the collar, cuffs, and hem, and three brown decorative buttons on the bodice. Its lower legs are finished in solid black glazed porcelain boots. The shoulder plates and bodies show no visible maker marks or factory stamps.Length of larger doll: 26 inchesLength of smaller doll: 14 inches.