M-284  12" Simonne Fashion

Finished height: 12" (30.5cm)
Eye size:  8mm paperweight eyes
Head circle:  5 1/2" (14cm)
Body:  Kid leather body  or  9" French lady type composition body

     M-284 12" Simonne Fashion head mold                           $75.00
     M-362 12" French Fashion shoulderplate mold                 $25.00
     M-363 12" French Fashion arm mold                               $35.00

     12" French Fashion kid leather body with gusset knee       $60.00 → $50.00 until Sept. 18th
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Simonne (1839 – 1878)
A French dealer of fashion dolls, Bebe dolls, mechanical dolls, costumes and accessories for dolls.

The same as Perone,  they did not manufacture dolls by themselves and would get heads and bodies from other manufacturers like Steiner, Jumeau, F. Gautier …etc. and sell them after getting them dressed. 
Simonne won an award to their mechanical dolls at Paris Expo in 1867 and attained a reputation in the porcelain doll market.

Simonne fashion dolls did not have any incise or mark on the head otherwise the trademark stamps or labels would occasionally been found on the bodies. Their lady dolls were on various types of bodies like leather or  wood covered with kid leather.

Our original antique Simonne has a leather body with gusset knee and leather hands but we prepared appropriate porcelain arms for doll maker’s convenience.
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The original antique Simonne Fashion only has an eye line on the upper eye lid.