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20" (51 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, small blue glass inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with pale outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French poupee body with firmly stuffed kid torso and upper legs, kid-over-wooden upper arms, bisque lower arms with beautifully sculpted hands, wooden jointing at knees with lower wood thighs and upper wood calves. Condition generally excellent, right ring fingertip broken. Marks: 5 (neck and shoulder). Comments: Gaultier, circa 1875. Value Points: very beautiful pale bisque, sturdy body with rare jointing at knees and bisque hands, gorgeous antique ivory satin wedding gown with Alencon lace veil and decorative coronet.