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Description
34" (86 cm.) Bisque socket head,intaglio-sculpted brown eyes with pronounced large black
pupils,white eyedots,thick black upper eyeliner,incised eyeliner,short feathered brows with
sculpting detail,well-defined nose with rounded tip,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with
downcast petulant expression,outlined lips with enhancing decorative glaze,impressed
accents at lip edges,extended-length blonde mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-
jointed body,wearing superb antique rose silk dress with generous rows of tucks and lace,cut-
work trimmed undergarments,rose silk hair bow,stockings,kid shoes,rose silk parasol with
silk fringe. Marks: B (in large script) A 15 M. Comments: Marseille,circa 1910,from their series
of painted intaglio painted-eye characters. The extraordinary size of the extremely rare doll
indicates her original production as an Exhibition doll,likely designed as competition for the
Kammer and Reinhardt art character series introduced in 1909. Value Points: the extreme
rarity of the model is enhanced even more by its Exhibition size,its superb detail of sculpting
especially around the eyes and mouth,finest quality of bisque and painting,original body and
body finish,and superb lushly-full waist-length extended wig. The doll appeared on the cover
of the August 2002 issue of Antique Doll Collector.