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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head, very deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, dark painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and multi-feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with very full outlined lips, dimpled chin, pierced ears, brunette human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent, original body finish albeit light scuffing. Marks: Mascotte 1. Comments: May Freres, circa 1890. Value Points: especially beautiful example of this model has finest bisque, gorgeous deep paperweight eyes, and wearing antique costume, and lace bonnet. The doll is shown in Fascinating Dolls by Samy Odin, who noted that the doll "was given to the museum in memory of Lucie Doucet, the child who played with it during the 1890s and left it to her descendants".