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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head, dark blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted dark curly lashes, brush-stroked and feathered brows with decorative glaze, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with tiny tongue tip, shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent, original body finish albeit scuffed. Marks: F.G. (in scroll) 5. Comments: Gaultier Freres, circa 1886. Value Points: dramatically painted features enhanced by decorative glaze and soft blushing, lovely aqua silk dress, cape, and bonnet, undergarments, leather shoes, socks.