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Pair Afro-American Rag Dolls
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Pre 1900 item# 853251
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707-876-3392
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Dolls are rarely my thing, I find them usually creepy or sentimental. But these two are alive with spirit and deep feeling. Antique African-American items are scare enough, but how often do you see them in this state of preservation?
The female doll – I almost want to give them both names, but will leave that to the collector who wins them – is dressed in the bandanna-and-pinafore style house servants in an affluent Southern household: lace trimming, petticoat, beribboned slippers and pant ...click for details
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Art Deco Cut-Steel Shoe Buckles
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Pre 1940 item# 27258 (stock# 197AAA)
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707-876-3392
$85
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Each of the hundreds of faceted and polished cut-steel “jewels” on this stylish pair of shoe buckles is individually set into the steel frames, and not one is missing! French, they are in almost unused condition, with the black leather backings still in place. They are great reminders of the hand-fashioned quality available to our mothers and grandmothers. The perfect accessory for your next tango-tea! Each approximately 2-1/4 inches by 1-7/8 inches.
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