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Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted dark lashes, mauve-blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked shaded brows with feathered detail, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined tongue tip between the shaded and outlined lips, heart-shaped upper lip, pierced ears, brunette human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: excellent, except small restoration at bottom left eye rim, few wig pulls at back rim, original body with scuffing at fingers. Marks: A. 10 T. Comments: Andre Thuillier, circa 1885. Value Points: the distinctive portrait model is perfectly expressed in this example with very beautiful eyes, mauve eyeshadow, very fine bisque and complexion, exquisite painting of lips, original body, beautiful antique costume and bonnet.