An early Francois Gaultier bebe from the Alice K Early collection, with pressed bisque, blue striated glass eyes with a black rim to iris, shaded eyelids, black eyeliner, two-tone pink closed mouth with slight unpainted gap between, light brown brows, pierced ears, impressed F1G, cork pate with ginger skin wig, early Schmitt et Fils eight-ball jointed papier mache body with fixed wrists, black ink stamp to base of body, blue cotton sailor suit, straw hat, socks, shoes, holding an Erzgebirge wooden soldier and with card tag ‘Alice K. Early c.1877’ —16in. (40.5cm.) high (slight wear to body, 10% loss of fur from wig)