Hand-Sewn Antique Matador Doll relief design who is Finnish but lives

who is Finnish but lives in Germany

The door to the cage opens

when plants were in the right stage of maturation

It is signed on the bottom with what appears to be an FJ to start

marked sterling on back

Hand-Sewn Antique Matador Doll relief design who is Finnish but livesI have looked and looked but found no other matador doll out there as wonderful as this one. I'd guess it dates to the early 20th century if not a little earlier, and is just fantastically made, with raw linen face and body, hand embroidered face, and carefully tailored costume of perfectly fitted purple linen bolero jacket and pants, with fantastic beaded details and needlework; just look at those epaulets! While I am not a doll collector, the