#5

All-Original All-Bisque Mignonette for the French Market, with Ormolu Mirror
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$1,300
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Description
5" (13 cm.) doll. 7" mirror. All-bisque with swivel head, cobalt blue glass inset eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, closed mouth with accented center line, long blonde mohair wig, peg-jointed bisque long and slender arms and legs, painted white stockings and blue two-strap heeled shoes, wearing store-original aqua silk dress with lace trim, undergarments, and lavish bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: for the French market, circa 1885. Value Points: all-original sweet-faced doll, along with very fine antique ormolu mirror with bead trim, on hinged elaborate frame, allowing mirror pivot.