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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass enamel inset eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, shapely carton torso, wire upper arms and legs, bisque forearms, paper-mache lower legs with glued-on blue boots. The doll is standing upon a three-wheeled tinplate base, and when wound, she glides forward and in circles. Condition: generally excellent, one finger restored on left hand. Comments: attributed to Gustav Vichy, Paris, circa 1870. Value Points: the elegant lady wears original bronze-green satin gown with lace trim, bonnet, holding lorgnette.