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Pale and Beautiful Closed Mouth DEP for the French market.

I am so pleased to be able to offer this wonderful early DEP to my customers. She has a fine quality pale bisque head with a closed mouth. Finely painted with gorgeous blue fixed paperweight eyes. Her body is French composition with fixed wrists. A beautiful doll in a good display size, measuring about 16.5" inches tall. I would date her from the late 1880s.

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She has a stunning face with pierced ears. She has had some professional restoration to her neck area, which is only visible when viewed with a light inside the head. It does not show externally. She has her original blond wig, which is very sparce but disguised by her super hat. Her costume (dress and hat) has been copied from the original (which being fine silk was literally falling to pieces), and has been laid down on the base of the original dress and hat . The costume and bonnet and absolutely gorgeous. She also has a full seet of underwear and old shoes and socks. She would display well next to any Jumeau or Bebes. A fascinating doll for any collector, I adore her.

THIS BEAUTIFUL DOLL IS priced at just £895

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