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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head depicting an older child,intaglio-sculpted painted blue eyes
in small half-moon-shaped defined sockets,pronounced black pupils with narrow blue iris
edging,white upper eye dots,black and incised upper eyeliner,short feathered brows,rounded
nose,accented nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the lips,elongated blonde
mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,wearing wonderful antique sailor
dress,undergarments,woven straw bonnet,stockings,red leather shoes,carrying wooden
handled blue silk parasol,with blue "jeweled" watch on chair,and a black velvet purse
embroidered A.M. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: A 6 M. Comments: Marseille,from
their very rare art character series,circa 1910. Value Points: wonderful model with very
distinctive sculpting including smaller eyes with well-defined eye sockets and surrounding
eye hollows that emphasize the plump lower face,uniquely sculpted nose and mouth,finest
quality of bisque and painting,wonderful costume on this extremely-rare model in large size
6.