26". Wax over porcelain swivel head on waxed shoulder plate, blue glass inset eyes, plump cheeks modeling with delicately tinted blush, lightly painted brow, lashes and lips of clothed mouth, brunette mohair wig with soft curls, firmly stuffed muslin body, wax arms to above the bent elbows, wax lower legs with bare feet, wearing artist-made dress of sheer organdy over blue and white striped, multi-tiered cutwork yoke, petticoat, pantalets, signed "Brigitte Starczewski-Deval, Gigi, 20/28,1987" on head and torso. The German-born Italian artist is celebrated for doll portraiture; she has noted "each one is very real-an involved and complicated personality. Yes I am a portrait painter and a sculptor, but dollmaking is my chosen medium." Gigi was #20 from a numbered edition of 28, created in 1987.