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522. All-Original American Composition Child by Horsman with Rare Jointed Knees 18” (46 cm.) Composition shoulder head, green sleep eyes, mohair lashes, painted curly lashes, feathered brows, closed mouth, bowshaped lips, blonde mohair wig, muslin torso, composition jointed arms, composition legs with jointing at hips and above the knees. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: E.I.H. c. E.I. Horsman Inc. (doll). Comments: Horsman, circa 1930. Value Points: in pristine unplayed with condition, the doll is wearing her original cotton dress with colorful dot-printed fabric and matching bonnet with two-tiers of ruffles, undergarment, socks and shoes. $400/600
523. All-Original American Composition “Rosebud” by Horsman 16” (41 cm.) Composition socket head on composition shoulder plate, green sleep eyes, real lashes, painted lashes, open mouth, four teeth, impressed cheek dimples, brunette human hair wig, muslin torso, composition jointed arms and legs. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Rosebud (doll) Horsman Doll
(cloth label on dress). Comments: Horsman, mid-1930s, a perennially popular model from their line. Value Points: pristine condition of the dimpled child, never played with, wearing beautiful original pink organdy dress with smocking, ruffled bonnet, undergarments, shoes and socks. $400/600
524. Superb American Composition “Dolly Rosebud” by Horsman in Original Box 16” (41 cm.) Composition head with flanged neck, small blue sleep eyes, mohair lashes, painted curly lashes and brows, open mouth, four teeth, blushed cheeks, blonde mohair curly wig with bangs, muslin torso and upper legs, composition arms and lower legs. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: E.I. Horsman, circa 1928. Value Points: exceptional fine state of preservation, virtually never out of box, the doll has flawless complexion and wig, original pink organdy dress with embroidery, three-tiered ruffled bonnet, undergarments, socks and shoes, and is presented in her original labeled box. The doll is featured on the front cover of Collector’s Guide to Horsman Dolls by Don Jensen. $600/900
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