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Description
16" (41 cm.) Pressed bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque
shoulder plate,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark
eyeliner,painted curly dark lashes,mauve blushed eye
shadow,feathered brows,accented eye corners and
nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde
mohair wig over cork pate,French kid bebe body with gusset-
jointing at hips and knees,bisque lower arms with curled
fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: A. 5 T. (head and
shoulder plate). Comments: Andre Thuillier,circa 1880,his
earliest model bebe with superb definition of features,very lovely
bisque with exceptional decoration around the eyes,original
sturdy body,early woolen and velvet costume and
bonnet,undergarments,leather shoes signed "A.T."