French Bisque Poupee, Pierre François Jumeau, Wooden Articulated Body

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15" (38 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, blue glass inset eyes with darker blue outer rims, accented lashes and feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with beautifully-outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, all-wooden fully-articulated body with dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, and knees, and with ball-jointed swivel body, Condition: generally excellent, little chip hidden low on bottom of neck socket. Comments: Pierre François Jumeau, circa 1875, on wooden body deposed by Leon Casimir Bru. Value Points: beautiful poupee with wooden body, wearing very fine original burgundy fashion ensemble, bonnet, leather boots, and undergarments.