#41

French Bisque Mignonette with Amusing Mechanical Action
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$600
sold
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Description
7" (18 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass inset eyes, painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, blonde mohair wig, wooden torso and lower legs, wire upper arms, spring upper legs, bisque hands. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Paris. Comments: French, circa 1885. The doll is posed as though holding a lorgnette to his face, and when he is pressed downward, his arm moves up and down. Value Points: rare little doll with wonderful all original costume, has rare mechanical movement.