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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump cheeks, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes with rich spiral threading and pronounced pupils, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, mauve-blushed eye shadow and cheek blush, dimpled chin and philtrum, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accented pale lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, antique ivory silk dress, undergarments, lambswool bonnet, socks, shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F 6 G. Comments: Gaultier, circa 1882. Value Points: splendid, dramatic eyes achieved by rich spiral threading, lovely bisque, original body and body finish.