Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery vintage dolls. ...

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Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery vintage dolls. (ca. 1930/1980s) Set of (2) vintage handmade character dolls including (1) Marie Dressler 18 in. molded papier-mâché doll with jointed head, glass eyes, human hair wig, bisque hands, cloth over wire body with an original 1930 MGM Marie Dressler medallion and original 1930 advertising pin for the film Politics and (1) Wallace Beery doll of the same construction and including a vintage Wallace Beery movie star pin. Both feature characteristic lively expressions and are dressed impeccably in fabric costumes. Both dolls appear to be one-of-a-kind and though not visibly marked are from S. H. R. P. The Beery figure is missing a pinky on the right hand. Overall, in vintage good condition.

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