Paris Pan

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Emily Hart, Grandmaster of Dollmaking

Winner of over 50 International Awards, Canada's Top Trophy and many Best of Show Rosettes in International Competition

Presenting.....

Extremely Rare French Bébé Reproduction porcelain doll with head marked Paris PAN 10

No serious collector should be without a Paris PAN in your collection.

The Antique doll of this face is one of the rarest of French Bébé and was made by Henri Delcroix in the 1880's.

The doll's head features:

Poured in finest "Lady white" porcelain with many layers of China paint applied meticulously with up to 6 firings in between

This head was painted in December of 2010 ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS PAINTING!

This doll is truly a rarity in both quality of painting, "presence", and fabulous costume...

Finest Authentic Reproduction French Paperweight hand blown solid glass eyes in blue/grey color by HAND GLASS CRAFT OF ENGLAND, the finest eyes made

The skin tone is very lovely and pale and with eye shadow

She wears earrings of glass beads.

Highest quality lustrous mohair wig in Light Golden blonde color, with overall soft curls. This wig was designed by and custom made for Emily Hart dolls, and was made to resemble an original PAN wig.

Fabulous ONE OF A KIND outfit is made from gorgeous pure silk taffeta dress with silk velvet jacket with matching ruched velvet bonnet. There are no words to explain just how very rare it is to find Genuine Antique pure silk laces in perfect condition such as is used on the front and other parts of this dress, the collar of the jacket and the sleeve frills. You will never find a costume like this again. Embellished with the intricate hand made flowers that are the trademark of Mary Lambeth costumes. Jacket and bonnet are lined in vintage cotton sateen fabric.

Under garments are cotton bloomers and half slip with hand knitted silk/rayon socks.

French style shoes are made in silk taffeta.

Latex composition French Bebe body is the ultimate in Quality by Joyce's doll bodies.

The finished doll stands 22 inches and 24 inches including the bonnet.