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19" (48 cm.) Posed en pointe upon a velvet-covered platform is a ballerina with bisque head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, closed mouth, mohair lashes, brunette mohair wig, and having a shapely lady torso with bisque shoulderplate, long slender shapely legs, bisque forearms, wearing original silk and lace ballerina costume, silk ballet slippers. When wound, she is designed to pirouette en pointe, moving her left leg forward and backward in elegant sweeps, while inclining her upper torso side-to-side and moving arms up and down, while music plays. Condition: doll and presentation excellent, music and movements function well. Comments: Roullet et Decamps, circa 1890. Value Points: lovely face and expression enhancing the dainty pose and design.