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Lot Number:
7
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head with angular features and defined cheek bones and
temple,portraying an older child with pensive expression,the head made in a unique four-part
mold,hazel brown glass paperweight eyes,painted curly lashes,brush-stroked and feathered
brows,accented eye corners and nostrils of uniquely shaped rounded broad nose,closed
mouth with shaded and accented lips,distinctly shaped ears,wheat blonde human hair hand-
tied wig,original uniquely modeled body,elongated torso with broad hips and slender
chest,undefined waist,elongated arms with bisque arms from the elbow,uniquely sculpted
bisque hands,very wide upper thighs,elongated lower legs with shapely calves,tiny
ankles,large feet. The doll wears her original costume,presumably from the Paris couturier
studios of Margaine-Lacroix who had encouraged Albert Marque to participate in this doll
project,comprising silk long skirt,brocade silk jacket,gilded passamenterie trim,original
leather shoes,stockings,undergarments,oll was later owned by the Gaynell Denson Doll
Museum and finally made its way to the home of Mildred Seeley,where it was featured
prominently in many of her books.

Realized Price:
$175,000
Presale Estimate:
120,000/160,000