Large size, Yvonne Spaggiari, Italian, RAVCA type, antique cloth fisherman doll

Description

This delightful,
18" tall
, antique stockinette cloth, doll figure of an elderly Italian gentleman fisherman was designed by
Italian artist, Yvonne Wendremaire Spaggiari
in the manner of Bernard Ravca, France,
circa 1927-35,
with the most realistic and detailed, hand painted and needle sculpted features and hands with stitched fingers. He has the loveliest, attentive blue eyes and expression with wrinkled forehead, finely painted eyebrows, closed lips with highlights, rosy cheeks and molded ears. His thick, blond wavy mohair wig is covered by his provincial, navy blue knit cap with pompom. He wears a charming, fisherman striped, knit shirt with long sleeves, dark blue trousers, red printed cotton, neck scarf  and large wooden clog type shoes. He also carries a woven twig basket under one arm,
his pipe and his original fishing net
over the other shoulder. See further detailed information on these wonderful dolls in the July, 2016 issue of "Antique Doll Collector" magazine. He is in excellent clean condition with no tears or holes, no rips or repairs and no odors as he is from a smoke free home (some slight edge wear to the back of his scarf). Other members of his doll family in last photos are
not included
and will each be
listed separately
.  (loc. D)
Please
NOTE:
Other Ravca type dolls (
formally in our collection) shown in last few photos are
shown in an extensive, "Antique Doll Collector", July 2016 article on pages 40-49, not included and some listed separately.
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antique or vintage
(usually with some signs of wear due to usage and previous storage). We do our very best to describe and photograph them for you and do not repair, restring, repaint or enhance them in any way as most collectors prefer to find them in their original state. Please use the zoom feature on our photos as they are an important part of the description.
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