Philomene is a Limited Edition porcelain doll (#1142 of 1800)
by Pauline Bjonnes-Jacobsen.
Philomene is an "illusion" of Pauline's mother as a young child dressed in her finest!
She wears a gorgeous lace trimmed, hand-smocked white taffeta dress, exquisityly detailed
with tiny hand embroidered flowers on her bodice and skirt, over a lovely double ruffled
tulle and cotton petticoat, white panties, pink socks and black shoes. She has brown eyes
with human hair eyelashes and lovely long auburn hair tied up with a pretty pink bow.
Philomene carries her precious "composition look" doll, Marie, which has long blond hair
and is dressed in a hand-smocked taffeta dress. Philomene is an exquisite hand-painted 19 1/2"
porcelain child with porcelain swivel head, arms and legs on a cloth body. Marie is a
sweet faced 9" doll with resin head, arms and legs and cloth body.
Philomene is an individually hand-numbered Worldwide Limited Edition of 1,800 pieces.
Asking $99. Feel free to make an offer.