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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head,amber brown glass
paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,dark painted
lashes,thick brush-stroked and feathered
brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed
mouth with upturned lip corners,defined space
between the teeth,pierced ears,dimpled
chin,brunette mohair wig over cork pate,French
composition and wooden fully jointed body with
straight wrists. Condition; generally excellent.
Marks: R. 1 D. Comments: Rabery and
Delphieu,circa 1884. Value Points: choice bisque
and painting,original body and body
finish,elaborate original folklore costume of
Finistiere in Brittany,France with luxury details
including silk-ribboned tablier,unusual wooden
sabots with leather tops,coiffe,and gold cross
with maker's stamp "Fourvieres".