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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head with very full lower face, large brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brush-stroked and feathered brows, mauve-blushed eye shadow, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully jointed body, pretty antique costume. Condition: generally excellent, some body touch up. Marks: 6 B.M. Comments: Mothereau, circa 1885. Value Points: beautiful face with very distinctive expression enhanced by finest quality of bisque and painting, dramatic large eyes.