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Description
16" (41 cm.) Of heavy chalk material, the figure depicts a young child with sculpted hair and curly forehead lock, defined rosy ears, inset blue glass eyes, painted features, and closed smiling mouth. The head and torso are united by tie strings at the mid-chest, and the arms attach by a hidden locking system. The bottom torso is structured as a jar with base, suggesting that its original purpose may have been designed for use as a candy container, although its original use as a store mannequin is also a possibility. Generally excellent, French, circa 1910, wonderful expression and painting, glass eyes.