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20" (51 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with very full cheeks and thin, almond-shaped deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes with darker iris rims, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve-blushed eye shadow, brush stroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with very full outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair hand-tied wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: A 10 T. Comments: Andre Thuillier, circa 1886. Value Points: especially fine sculpting of cheeks and lips enhanced by subtle blushing on eyelids and chin, splendid deep eyes with rich dramatic decoration, original body and body finish, antique peach silk crepe costume, bonnet, undergarments, kidskin shoes impressed *Paris.