Darling, c1930, French GRE-POIR type, 16" jointed cloth "Fifi" or "Lili" doll

Description

Here is a
rare,
French made, antique circa 1927, early 1930s,
Eugenie
GRE-POIR
, type toddler
cloth doll possibly manufactured by
Gre-Poir, Inc., Paris, France.
she is
very difficult to find and
similar to the La Venus dolls
and
resembles some of the famous Lenci dolls.
Standing, 16" tall, she has a very cute face with adorable, well sculpted, molded and painted features with a
swivel neck, distinctive chin
and the prettiest, large painted
brown
,
side-glancing eyes
with hi-lites, long painted upper and lower eyelashes, light brown painted eyebrows, heart-shaped mouth, softly blushed cheeks and hand sewn wig of very
thick, brown curly hair
. This charming model,
"Fifi" or "Lili"
,
has a five-piece, jointed cloth body as shown in
"Cloth Dolls"-Judd
reference books. She has the distinctive rounded, mitt-type cloth hands with individually stitched fingers and separate thumbs and body construction exactly as described in book references with slightly shaped knees and flat feet. She wears a charming, sheer pink organdy dress with trimmed collar and applique felt flowers, (needs slip, undies, socks and cloth shoes with ties). She is in very good condition with no damages or repairs, no repaint and no odors as she is from a smoke free home. Her straw-stuffed torso shows natural age darkening which would be covered by a petticoat. .(loc 50) Other items and doll friends shown are
not included
and are each
listed separately.
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