A Large Primitive Oil-Cloth Hand-Stitched Doll c.1900 sub-Art & Sculpture The contrasting ebony and ivory

The contrasting ebony and ivory is wonderfully appealing and the stylised geisha girl is beautifully realised

Copper Rivets

While the main designs have always been ampoule in shape

The paintwork is very attractive

Whether this face acts as an imaginative way to decorate a wall with a piece of nineteenth century artwork or as a substitute face for a long case it proves a wonderfully decorative and beautiful antique either way

A Large Primitive Oil-Cloth Hand-Stitched Doll c.1900 sub-Art & Sculpture The contrasting ebony and ivoryOrigin: Possibly American Period: Early 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 10 Height: 23 Width: 5 Depth: 3. 5 (all at extremities) The large primitive oil cloth hand stitched doll, with remains of painted features and textured hair, painted hands and feet with stitched toes and hands surviving from the zeniths of the nineteenth century. The condition of the doll is evocative and interesting, with a beautiful patina to the cloth and general