Very RARE, antique composition BOUDOIR bed doll, with SLEEP eyes, no repaint

Description

Anita*
with
sleeping eyes
....
♥ Stunning and very hard to find, 29" long, circa 1920s, fine quality,
early
composition, full bust, shoulderhead,
boudoir
or
bed doll
having a
long composition shoulderplate
with lovely molded breasts and original long, pink cloth torso,
slender cloth upper arms
with composition lower arms and hands and long shapely,
cloth legs
. Produced by the prolific,
*Anita Novelty Company of New York
, she has extremely pretty molded and painted features including long slender nose, lovely complexion and blush, pretty shaped mouth, mauve eyeshadow, arched eyebrows and evenly colored complexion (small repainted cheek nick). She has her original, long platinum blonde, mohair wig with thick shoulder curls (back of her head was probably covered by a large hat and needs additional hair or bonnet to cover as
usually these dolls had very sparse wigs under their hats
). She wears her original fitted, pale yellow organdy gown with
very wide skirt and petticoat, organdy ruffles,
blue ribbon trim at the waist, matching blue silk stockings with back seams (holes in stockings need to be mended) fabulous, blue lace printed, high heel shoes with buckles and blue ribbon ties.  See similar dolls in "
Dolls of the Art Deco Era"-Oroyan.
She is in very good condition needing a few more eyelashes, no damages or flakes, (old repair to nick in cheek) no fading, tear in one sleeve could use mending and no repairs and no odors as she is from a smoke free home.  These
Art Deco
dolls were often used to decorate a bed or boudoir chair and were "
quite the rage
" during the 30s and 40s.  Most were discarded long ago. She is a
very rare and desirable example
.
Other antique boudoir dolls & accessories shown are part of a large collection and
not included
.  Please inquire as each will be
listed separately
.
Please note:
nearly all of our items are antique or vintage (usually with some signs of wear due to usage and previous storage). We do our very best to describe and photograph them for you and do not repair, restring,  repaint or enhance them in any way as most collectors prefer to find them in their original state.
We try to list our items below current book value and will consider
reasonable
offers and respond after the item has been listed for at least twenty-four hours.
THANKS for visiting, please stop back often and Be sure to
add me to your favorites list
so that you will
receive our twice-monthly newsletter
and
be among the first to find our next ebay treasures. We welcome your inquiries and gladly combine purchases to save you shipping costs and help stretch your "dolly budget".
There is
never
a handling or packing fee. We do our best to describe our items well and want you to be happy with your purchase although we value everyone's unique set of values. We appreciate five star reviews. We charge only the actual shipping costs (often less) and are deeply committed to giving every customer a
"five-star" experience
as we want to earn your business and become your first source for fine antique dolls and toys. If you are happy with your purchase, please leave us positive feedback and we will gladly return the favor.  If there is a problem with your item, please let us know
PRIOR to leaving feedback
and we will do our best to make sure you are satisfied. You can also pay for your item (even if you don't have a PayPal account) by charging it through PayPal to
any major credit card
! We recommend insurance on all your purchases.
" Your satisfaction guaranteed "