$10,500
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Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head with delicate pale bisque, very full cheeks, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes with pronounced spiral threading, dark eyeliner, mauve-blushed eye shadow, painted lashes, brush-stroked brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with very full outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully jointed body with straight wrists, early antique blue cashmere woolen jacket dress with silk inset and gilt buttons, undergarments, leather boots, socks. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 9 B.M. Comments: Mothereau, circa 1882. Value Points: rare doll with exceptionally beautiful face enhanced by rich splendid eyes, finest bisque and painting, original body and body finish, lovely soft original wig