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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque swivel head with slender facial shape and
elongated throat,on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,blue glass
enamel inset eyes,painted lashes,brushstroked brows,accented
nostrils and eye corners,aquiline nose,pierced ears,blonde mohair
wig over cork pate,kid upper torso,bisque forearms,hollow cone-
shaped cylinder for use as bon-bon box forming the
underskirt,balanced on support stand and with two lower legs.
Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French,circa 1870,the
doll was created as a luxury candy box for a prestigious Parisian
candy shop. Value Points: rare facial portrait model has original
elaborate wig,and original costume which disguises the candy
container hidden in the torso.