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17" (43 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, pale blue glass enamel eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, accented lips, ears pierced into head, original blonde mohair wig over cork pate, kid-over wooden poupee body with shapely torso, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, and knees, and with bisque lower arms and cupped hands with defined nails and knuckles, wooden lower legs, Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 4 (head) A La Poupee de Nuremberg...Lavallee-Peronne Paris...(original paper label). Comments: the poupee was presented in the doll boutique "A La Poupee de Nuremberg" owned by Madame Lavalle-Peronne, described in La Poupee Modele as a "dollmaker of exquisite taste"; she presented her poupee as "Lily", defining the doll as her signature work. Value Points: beautiful portrait like model with rare to find boutique label, superb condition of body with perfect bisque hands, fine antique frock, undergarments, kidskin slippers, corset, bone handled parasol, and coronet of silk flowers.