A Francois Gaultier bisque shoulder head fashion doll, circa 1875

the fixed blue paperweight eyes with finely painted lashes and brows, closed mouth and pierced ears fitted with pressed metal earrings, the cork pate with blonde wig, the bisque head to kid leather gusseted body and wearing a black and cream silk and lace gown, white cotton underclothes, feathered bonnet and carrying a gilt metal lorgnette
38cm high