#218

French Bisque Poupee as Convent Nun with Four Bisque Students
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13" (33 cm.) nun. 11" girls. Each has bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, blue glass enamel inset eyes, painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, kid poupee body with shapely torso, stitched and separated fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 2/0 (girls) 0 (nun). Comments: Gaultier,circa 1880. Value Points: wonderful presentation of nun in original well-detailed costume, along with four students wearing blue woolen school uniforms, each with long mohair braids.