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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque shoulder head with plump facial shape and pale complexion,brilliant cobalt blue enamel eyes,dark eyeliner,daintily painted lashes and brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,unpierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,kid poupee body with shapely plump torso,gusset-jointed legs,porcelain arms to above the elbows with sculpted porcelain fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5 E (shoulder plate). Comments: attributed to Barrois,circa 1858. Value Points: dramatic presence with cobalt blue eyes contrasting the pale bisque,enhanced by fine antique costume of black taffeta with mauve velvet trim,matching bonnet,undergarments,leather shoes,especially beautiful sculpting of fingers.