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Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head, very deep brown glass paperweight inset eyes, lushly-painted lashes, rich rose-blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked brows with enhancing decorative glaze, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with richly-shaded lips, heart-shaped upper lip, dimpled blushed chin, pierced ears, brunette wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Mascotte (impressed on back of head). Comments: May Freres, circa 1890. Value Points: beautiful doll with dramatic eyes and facial features, original body and body finish, original silk costume, undergarments, stockings, shoes, and carrying a delightful early paper mache monkey with brown glass eyes, and bellows torso which, when squeezed, causes the monkey to stick his tongue in and out.