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Description
24" (61 cm.) Solid domed paper-mache shoulder head with painted black pate,rounded facial
shape,small enamel glass eyes,delicately-painted lashes and brows,accented nostrils and eye
corners,open mouth,two upper teeth,original human hair wig,pink kid hand-stitched poupee
body with gusset-jointing at elbows,hips and knees,stitched and separated fingers.
Condition: generally excellent. Marks: A La Bonne Foi/Tempier/25 Boulevard Italien/Paris (ink
script on left foot). Comments: presented for the French market at the early doll shop of
Georges Tempier which closed in 1857,and dating this doll prior to that time. Value Points:
the early doll is wonderfully-preserved with fine facial patina,original finish,sturdy body with
signature,and wearing original silk gown,layered undergarments,stockings,red kidskin ankle
boots,and silk bonnet,with rare store signature.