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13" (33 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, brilliant cobalt blue glass eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, unpierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, kid poupee body with gusset-jointing at shoulders and hips, bisque arms to above the elbows, curled fingers. Condition: generally excellent, restoration to two fingers on right hand. Marks: F 1 G. Comments: Gaultier, circa 1865. Value Points: rare petite size with maker's signature, original body with bisque lower arms, wearing antique bronze silk ensemble with red silk fringe, undergarments, leather boots signed C.C.