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Description
18" (46 cm.) Pale bisque swivel head on kid-edged
bisque shoulder plate,plump chin and throat,blue
glass enamel inset eyes,thick dark
eyeliner,painted dark lashes,feathered
brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed
mouth with outlined lips,ears pierced into
head,brunette mohair wig over cork
pate,stretched-kid-over wooden body with shapely
torso,dowel-jointing at shoulders,elbows,hips and
knees,bisque forearms and hands,wooden lower legs.
Condition: generally excellent,faint old hairline
from right crown rim to brow,left arm is reglued.
Marks: 4. Comments: French,circa 1865. Value
Points: very beautiful face with unusually
expressive features,rounded nose tip,rare body
style,lovely bisque,superb early
costume,undergarments,jewelry,leather slippers.