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Description
26" (66 cm.) Solid domed paper-mache shoulder head with black painted pate,plump face,black enamel eyes,painted lashes and brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth with slightly parted lips,two upper and two lower square teeth,brunette mohair wig with ringlet curls,original kid poupee body with gusset jointing at hips,shapely waist and derriere,stitched and separated fingers,original sewn-on red kidskin boots with fringed detail,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: for the French market,circa 1850. Value Points: fine original luminous finish,rare original wig and teeth,rare body with red boots.