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18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head, almond-shaped blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose-blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: A 9 T. Comments: Andre Thuillier, circa 1885. Value Points: finest bisque and painting, original body and body finish, the most endearing and distinctive dreamy-eyed expression has perfectly achieved artistry of eyes and lips, wearing antique pale blue silk dress and matching bonnet, undergarments, leather shoes with brown silk rosettes incised C.P.