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Description
14" (36 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with
un-tinted complexion,painted cobalt blue eyes with
encircling black eyeliner,painted all-around
lashes,lightly feathered brows,accented nostrils
and eye corners,closed mouth with upturned lip
corners,sculpted ear lobes with suggestion of
sculpted earrings,French kid gusset-jointed poupee
body with stitched and separated fingers,wearing
an antique white fashion gown with fitted
waist,undergarments. Her sculpted black hair is
deeply waved away from her face into a loosely
coiled chignon at the back of her head. Condition:
generally excellent. few typical hair rubs.
Comments: attributed to French maker,circa 1860.
Value Points: rare early sculpted hair French doll
with captivating smiling expression,dramatic
painting of eyes.