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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisqueswivel head on kid-edged
bisqueshoulder plate,blueglass enamel inset eyes
with spiral threading,dark
eyeliner,delicately-painted lashes and feathered
brows,roseblushed eyeshadow,accented nostrils and
eyecorners,closed mouth with accented lips,pierced
ears,blondemohair wig with thickly-plaited looped
braids,cork pate,French kid body with
gusset-jointing of hips and knees,kid-over-wooden
upper arms,dowel-jointed shoulders and
elbows,bisqueforearms with sculpted curly fingers.
Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 3 (head and
shoulders). Comments: French,circa 1870.
ValuePoints: beautiful facewith
gentleexpression,rarebody stylewith
beautifully-sculpted bisquehands. superb
antiquetwo-pieceensemblewith hip-length
jacket,undergarments,stockings,high
ankleboots,rarehair-jewelry brooch,silk bonnet.