C1895 CARVED IVORY DOCTOR LADY DOLL NUDE MEDICAL MODEL

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A beautiful hand carved ivory nude figurine from the early 1900's OR MAYBE EARLIER. The elephant ivory shows beautiful graining, with no chips or splits evident. SHE HAS NO AGE CRACKS, AND I HAVE TAKEN EXTRA GREAT CARE IN KEEPING HER PRISTINE AND FREE FROM SHRINKAGE OR TEMPERATURE HARM. WINNING BIDDER CAN REQUEST MY SPECIAL CARE INSTRUCTIONS TO PREVENT CRACKING , AND AGE DISCOLORATION . MEASUREMENTS: She measures IN AT 5.5" INCHES TALL OR 14 cm tall . SHE IS 1.5 INCHES WIDE AT THE POINT W HER HAND TOUCHES HER HIPS . an Asian doctors doll, used for the modest female patient to point out the area of discomfort without undressing. SEE HISTORY SECTION PROVIDED LATER IN THE LISTING. Most of the medical dolls are lying down, but occasionally one is standing.THSI FIGURE LOOKS GREAT STANDING AS WELL AS RECLING. ( SHE DOES REQUIRE A WAX PIECE TO HOLD HER IN A GOOD RECLININNG POSITION. Would make A great addition to any collection. A PRE BAN ANTIQUE IVORY DOCTOR LADY CARVED NUDEONLY SHIPPING TO THE USA. PLEASE NO INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS. THIS ITEM WAS IMPORTED TO THE USA BEFORE THE BAN ON IVORY WENT INTO EFFECT. THE FIGURE IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION, AS IT IS PART OF MY DECADES LONG PASSION FOR COLLCTING THESE FIGURES. .DETAILS: This IS A RARE SPECIMEN INDEED, IN MY COLLECTION OF OVER 100 FIGURES THIS IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE FOUND OF THIS PARTICULAR STYLE . A lovely CIRCA 1800'sOR CIRCA 1900 figurine AND IT is entirely HAND CARVED out of FINE ivory.THE TRANSLUCENCY GIVES HER SKIN AN AMAZING QUALITY. The detail of her hair STYLE is BREATH TAKINGLY intricate,AS WELL AS THE FEATURES ON HER BODY SUCH AS CURVE OF HER BACK AND BUTTOCKS, HER REALISTIC HIPS ,THE MUSCLE STRUCTURE OF HER LEGS AND THE FACT THAT YOU CAN SEE BOTH OF HER HANDS ( HANDS AND FEET ARE THE HARDEST PARTS OF THE BODY TO CAPTURE REALISTICALLY SINCE T ARE SO MANY BONES IN THE HUMAN HANDS THAT HAVE TO BE DEPICTED TO GET THEM LOOKING RIGHT. LOOK AT THE PICTURES TO SEE THE PAINSTAKING WORK THAT WENT INTO THE CREATION OF HER HAIR STYLE AND THE STRANDING. THE GRAIN OF THE FINE QUALITY IVORY FOLLOWS AREAS OF HER BODY WONDERFULLY SUCH AS AROUND THE BREASTS AND LEADING TO HER SHOULDERS GIVING HER A WONDERFUL FEELING OF BODILY MOVEMENT. HISTORY OF DOSTOR LADIES /DOLLS THESE IVORY DOCTOR LADIES DOLLS MEDICAL NUDES WERE USED FOR CENTUIRES WHEN IN ANCIENT CULTURE WOMEN COULD NOT UNDRESS IN FRONT OF ANY MAN WHO WAS NOT HER HUSBAND. DOCTOR'S WOULD HAVE THESE FIGURES SO LADIES COULD POINT TO THE AREA OF THE BODY THAT AILED HER. MOST HAD SHOED FEET , BUT RECENTLY I WAS TOLD BY AN AUTHORITY AND AN AMERICAN COLLECTOR THAT T WERE VERY OLD MODELS WITHOUT SHOES DUE TO THE FACT THE BINDING OF THE FEET CAUSED WOMEN MAJOR DEFORMITIES TO THEIR FEET , AND IT WAS REQUIRED TO HAVE FIGURES W CERTAIN TOES OR BONES IN THE FEET COULD BE POINTED OUT TO THE DOCTOR. WITH THESE SPECIAL FIGURES USUALLY A SERVANT WOULD BRING THE FIGURE SINCE UNCOVERED FEET WERE CONSIDERED VERY PERSONAL. THE FEET TO THE ASIAN WOMEN WERE THE MOST PRIVATE PART. I HAVE HEARD TALES W SOME WOMEN'S HUSBANDS NEVER WERE ALLOWED TO GLIMPSE AT THEIR WIFES FEET. SHE IS AN OLDER NUDE FIGURE / DOCTOR LADY / IVORY NUDE . I HATE TO SELL THIS WONDERFUL ITEM, ( IT HURTS ME TO LIST THIS DOCTOR LADY !!!!) I HOPE THIS FIGURE GOES TO SOMEONE WHO LOVES HER AS MUCH AS I DO!!! PLEASE ENLARGE ALL THE PHOTOS TO CHECK OUT HOW SHE HAS A CHARM ALL HER OWN AND THE CARVING WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS LOVELY CARVED LADY IS ENLARGE TO CHECK OUT HOW SHE HAS A CHARM ALL HER OWN. THE CARVING WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS LOVELY CARVED LADY IS AMAZING. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK. IF YOU THINK MY SHIPPING FEE IS TOO HIGH LET ME KNOW. I HAVE HAD TO INCREASE THE SHIPPING COSTS SLIGHTLY TO FUEL MY BUBBLE WRAP ADDICTION TO PACK YOUR ITEMS IN A PROPER SAFE WAY. WHEN PACKING ITEMS I SELL. PLEASE CHECK OUT MY FEEDBACK TO SEE THAT I PACK EXTRA WELL, AND GET COMPLIMEED OFTEN FOR IT. ALSO PLEASE BID EARLY, I DO NOT PUT RESERVES ON MY AUCTIONS,... read more

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