Super Rare Franklin Mint Mademoiselle Veronique French Dressmaker's Doll cr 1789

Description

From The Franklin Mint Porcelain Doll Collection I am offering Limited Edition Super Rare Franklin Mint Mademoiselle Veronique French Dressmaker's Doll circa 1789. The doll is approximately 16" and comes with stand, tag.
A gorgeous doll. I haven't seen one on EBay in a very long time. Super hard to find.
From web source:
She is of extraordinary museum quality a reproduction porcelian of a prize winning 18 century doll makers doll. She is crafted in fine bisque porcelain with beautifully hand painted delicate features green eyes with long red real mohair hair. She wares a lavender moire silk blend which has a watery affect with a tailored bodice adorned with pearls and  lace her 3/4 lenght skirt  gathers to give a balloon effect and is trimmed with a pleated frill she wears a pleated  off white dupioni silk under skirt overlayed with white embroidered bridel tulle. her sleeves are straight with gathered silk frills over off white tulle frills. She wears a bonette made of linned silk decorated with blue organza ribbon and off white tulle. She has porcelain shoes with ribbons.
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proudly or save as investment
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Only the listed items below are included. Nothing else. The last three image show picture from the catalog of the same or a similar doll and other dolls I have for sale. None is included.
Purchased from the family of former FM employee.
Included -
The Doll with tag and stand as pictured. Nothing else
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No other accessories or papers!
Condition
- I don't see any issues. The doll was kept in enclosed cabinet. Please see images. Light cleaning might be helpful. Gorgeous doll.
There could be other minimal age wear.
Will be bubble wrapped and boxed.
Please examine the high resolution pictures closely for condition. Feel free to email me with any questions. Rare and in gorgeous condition.
I don’t see any obvious defects others than those I have highlighted, but there could be some I missed.
Ask me if you need additional photos.
Sold as described and pictured. No returns.
Shipped via insured mail. Expedited service available. Local pick up is welcomed.
The asking price & acceptable offer reflects the above comments.
Shipped quickly with Tracking, Insurance and Confirmation. Pickup in King of Prussia Mall and you can examine it and also save on shipping.
Shipping to
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insurance
, packing time and materials. Please note that
for each you pay for shipping, only approx. 87c is passed to the seller, as
Ebay & PayPal collect 13% commission even on your payment for shipping.
All items are photographed before shipping.
All International buyers are responsible for the fees and charges incurred by their country
International shipping is done via Ebay Global Shipping program. Please make sure to select it, as If I need to ship myself outside of US, there will be a noticeably high cost that reflects USPS Express Shipping (when available) and additional time for packing and paperwork.
However, I was told that E
BAY global shipping partner often opens and inspects the packages. They will not package items back the same secure way I did. Please contact me if you need photos in case of any issues.
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I have a large collection of FM porcelain and vinyl dolls.
Some in boxes, some without. Among them - John and Jackie Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Liz Taylor, Lucy, Moses, the entire Wizard of Oz collection,
Tatiana - Princess of the Imperial Ice Palace, Marie-Antoinette and many other dolls
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Please check my other auctions or inquire.
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