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22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners and shaded nostrils, closed mouth with very full outlined lips, impressed dimples at lip corners and philtrum, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: A 11 T. Comments: Andre Florent Thuillier, circa 1884. Value Points: very beautiful bebe with serene expression achieved by delicate complexion and artistically-painted features, original body and body finish, and wearing (frail) original ivory silk dress with matching bonnet, undergarments including original chemise, socks, ivory kidskin shoes with impressed greyhound symbol, and wooden handled parasol with carved bird head grip.