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14" (36 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, cobalt blue glass inset eyes, dark eyeliner, delicately-painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with center accent line, ears pierced into head, white/blonde original mohair wig, kid poupee body with gusset-jointing, kid-over-wooden upper arms, bisque lower arms with separately-sculpted fingers. Condition: generally excellent, one finger restored. Comments: French, Eugene Barrois, circa 1860. Value Points: beautiful bisque dramatized by brilliant blue eyes, very sturdy original body with bisque hands, wearing fine silk gown with woven and embroidered designs, and with leather ankle boots, chatelaine with purse, and bone-handled parasol.