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Description
27" (69 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump face and pale complexion, large brown glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with rich accent line between the outlined lips, dimpled chin, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F. 11 G. (block letters). Comments: Gaultier, circa 1882, Value Points: very beautiful face and bisque on the early model with original body and body finish, and wearing richly woven costume with original label from the Paris department store of Au Louvre, with matching boots and bonnet, original undergarments.