Lot 79: Shaker Dressed Doll

Porcelain and composition, open mouth, signed “Armand Marseille, 390, A 30 M”, brown hair, “Shaker Costume made by Emma (Soule) Ridley…sister of Eldress Gertrude Soule of Sabbathday Lake Shaker Colony”, woven poplar bonnet, tan cape with pink silk lining and ribbons, buttoned Bertha with lace, pleated dress, beige stockings, and black shoes, (sold WHA, 9/22/91, lot 72), 14″ h; also includes a wood and glass door display cabinet, with brass butterfly hinges and brass door closure, c. 1900, 20″ h, 14″ w, 7″ d.

Estimate: $400-700