Bernard Ravca Vintage All Original Cloth French Peasant Doll Pair

These two dolls are just wonderful with stockinet needle sculpted heads and cloth bodies. They were created, circa the 1930s, in France by artist Bernard Ravca. The two dolls still retain their original sewn on circular labels stating, “Original//Ravca//Fabrication//francaise.” The man also retains a hang tag stating,”Original Ravca//Paris//New York” including a hand and personally signed “B. Ravca” signature on the reverse side of the tag. The 17 inch tall man is seated in his original wooden chair (included in the purchase). He wears an all original costume with a beige linen shirt and black linen pants, and sandals. He is holding a French newspaper dated 1937. The lady also wears her original costume including a gold satin blouse, black shawl, dark blue or black check cotton skirt, a flower print cotton apron, as well as fabulous brown stained wooden shoes. She carries a small book with a black cover entitled, “Miniature Prayerbook.” The hand painted faces of both dolls are meticulously created with needle sculpted stockinet and complemented by mohair styled wigs. Both dolls display great artistic talent as the dolls come to life under the creative and skilled hands of the Ravcas.