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Description
23" (58 cm.) Solid domed papier-mache shoulder head of lady with oval face and elongated
throat,black painted pate,black glass "flirty" eyes,painted all-around lashes,feathered
brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,pink kid lady body with shapely torso
and legs,elongated arms with fabric upper arms and papier-mache lower arms with beautifully-
shaped fingers,wearing antique gown,undergarments,kidskin shoes,stockings,shawl,lace ruffled
cap under woven "a deux bonjours" bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Comments:
French,circa 1840. Value Points: especially beautiful model with refined presence,rare flirty
eyes,very sturdy original body with well-modeled hands,fine antique costume.