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Description
12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head with plump facial
modeling that contrasts very pale complexion,blue
glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark
eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked and
feathered brows,rose-blushed eye shadow,accented
eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth with very
full outlined and shaded lips,pierced ears,blonde
lambswool wig over cork pate,French composition
and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with
straight wrists and flat-cut derriere. Condition:
generally excellent,body is correctly sized and of
the proper period but is not original. Marks: F. 4
G. (incised) (shield mark on flat-cut of
derriere). Comments: Gaultier,circa 1880,on early
body by Schmitt et Fils. Value Points: very
beautiful model with superb painting,fine antique
costume,bonnet,leather shoes and socks.