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Description
22". The bisque socket head doll, portraying a
wistful-faced older child, is composed from
unique four-part mol that allows exceptional
sculptural definition of facial planes and shape,
with elongated throat, full cheeks and clearly
defined temples and chin. Teh doll has blue glass
eyes, painted curly lashes with darker lashes at
bottom yer rim, feathered eyebrows, accented eye-
corners, high forehead, characteristic artist's
incision on crown rim, distinctively-shaped ears,
pierced ear holes, original white mohair wig and
pate, uniquely designed composition body,
elongated sculpted fingers, wide upper tights,
elongated lower legs with shapely calves, slender
ankles, elongated feet. The doll wears antique
dress with many be original. Undergarments bears
the cloth label of "Margaine-Lacroix" boutique.
CONDITION: generally excellent. MARKS: A Marque
(incised signature, on head), 50 (red ink
lettered, on hair), Margaine-Lacroix, 19
Boulveard Haussman, Paris.COMMENTS: French, circa
1916.