$11,000
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Description
21" (53 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head,almond shaped brown glass enamel inset eyes,thick
dark eyeliner,delicately painted curly lashes,feathered brows,mauve blushed eye
shadow,brush-stroked brows,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the
shaded and outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition
and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent,two fingers need repair. Marks:
J. (symbol) M. Comments: Mothereau,circa 1882,the significance of the marked symbol
remains a mystery,yet seems to designates the doll as the rarest of the Mothereau bebes and
of deluxe quality. Value Points: splendid beauty with refined slender nose,chin tip,fine pale
bisque with artistic blushing,original body,superb antique magenta silk satin costume with
lace trim,velvet bonnet,undergarments,shoes,socks. The doll is shown in Wendy and Friends
by Selfridge,