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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with heart-shaped shaded lips, very plump dimpled chin, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body, wonderful blue velvet Sunday Best boy's suit, undergarments, black leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent, original body finish. Marks: F. 5 G. Comments: Gaultier, circa 1882, early period block letter bebe. Value Points: especially handsome visage, enhanced by finest bisque and artistically painted features, beautiful eyes.