#90

French Bisque Poupee with Wooden Articulated Body
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$4,000
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, cobalt blue glass enamel inset eyes, painted lashes, arched brow, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with pale accented lips, ears pierced into head, light brown mohair wig over cork pate, all wooden body with stretched kid cover on torso and legs, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips and knees, fine antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French circa 1867. Value Points: brilliant cobalt blue eyes contrast the delicate complexion, wonderful all-wooden articulated body.