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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, long painted lashes, widely arched feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accented pale lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body, wearing muslin store chemise with blue cotton and lace trim, Bebe brooch, bonnet, stockings, leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: R. 0 D. Comments: Rabery and Delphieu, circa 1885. Value Points: very lovely quality of bisque enhanced by deeply sculpted features especially chin dimple and impressions around mouth corners.