| Doll
Name: |
BEN |
| Original
Artist: |
Philip Heath & Christine Heath Orange, Great Britain |
| Produced
by: |
ARTISTS' ORIGINAL |
| No./
L.E.: |
19 / 20. BEN is a portrait doll
created after a local West Malvern (England) child. Each doll from the edition was
altered in the greenware and has a completely different unique expression.
This portrait doll is the first ever to be modelled by Philip Heath |
| Year: |
1985 |
| Size: |
23 inches |
| Medium: |
exquisitely
FREE-HAND PAINTED by artist, finest bisque porcelain head and limbs on a
stuffed cloth body with wire armature inside for poseability
|
| Eyes: |
amazing English mouth-blown 100% GLASS,
gray eyes with
hand-tied human hair eye lashes
along with hand painted lashes and brows. Cute freckles! |
| Hair: |
honey blonde, HUMAN HAIR wig,
individually trimmed for each doll in edition to give a doll unique look |
| Outfit: |
white sweater, white knitted socks,
blue jeans |
| Shoes: |
blue denim shoes on a white rubber
sole |
| Accessories: |
bear brooch (prop Pooh bear
and doll stand not included) |
| Condition: |
mint |
| Papers
& Marks: |
Certificate of Authenticity & Hang
Tag. There is incised in a
porcelain back of head: "by Philip Heath, Nov 1987, made in
England". Also hand numbered 19th/20 in brown ink |
| Collectors
Price: |
$1,800.00 |
