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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, long painted lashes, brushstroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig, attached to large ball-shaped torso which separates at the middle for use as silk-lined candy box, with bisque forearms and shortened lower legs, tiny ankles and shaped feet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 3. Comments: head by Gaultier, the candy box was commissioned and made for prestigious Parisian candy shop, circa 1885. Value Points: fabulous original condition of the rare luxury candy box, wearing stylized Marquis costume including silk-trimmed tri-corn hat, wooden shoes, pantaloons.