French Porcelain Poupee by Madame Rohmer with Trousseau and Trunk
Lot #42
13" (33 cm.) Porcelain swivel head with flat-cut neck on original porcelain shoulder plate,the
head and shoulder plate attached at crown according to Rohmer deposed system,very plump
face,painted blue upper glancing eyes with shaded detail,large black pupils,black upper
eyeliner with fringed detail,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth
with accented lips,unpierced ears,plump body with gusset-jointing at hips,carved wooden
lower legs,porcelain lower arms,original grommet-holes in torso designed for strings to place
doll in seated pose (strings missing). Condition: generally excellent,very faint original firing
line on lower left back shoulder plate,left thumb restored. Marks: Mme Rohmer Brevets.
S.G.D.G. Paris. (stamp on torso). Comments: Madame Rohmer,circa 1863,the poupee has two
deposed systems,the neck articulation and the seating system,by that dollmaker. Value Points:
rare petite model with very beautiful expression and painting,the doll is presented with a
lavish trousseau and trunk,which includes seven dresses,in addition to the costume she is
wearing,four pairs of shoes,four bonnets,caps,bustle,bone-handled parasol,fans,five various
purses,valises and boxes,miniature daguerrotypes,combs,brushes,and other various
accessories.
