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Description
17"(43 cm.) Pale bisque swivel head on kid-edged
bisque shoulder plate,elongated facial model with
plump cheeks and throat,small cobalt blue glass
enamel eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes and
brows,accented nostrils of aquiline nose,tiny
closed mouth with center accent line,ears pierced
into head,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French
kid gusset-jointed body with stitched and
separated fingers. Condition: generally
excellent,few patches on limbs. Comments:
French,circa 1860. Value Points: rare model with
portrait like face,dramatic blue eyes,great
presence,wearing original ice blue silk suit with
fringe trim and elaborate
overskirt,undergarments,blue velvet
bonnet,stockings,leather ankle boots in the Huret
style (unsigned),bone-handled silk parasol,and
bone folding fan.