#125

Beautiful French Bisque Poupee Attributed to Jumeau with Exquisite Costume
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$4,000
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15" (38 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,cobalt blue glass enamel inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,arched feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,ears pierced into head,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French kid poupee body with shapely torso and legs,gusset-jointing at hips,bisque arms to above the elbows. sculpted cupped fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: attributed to Jumeau,circa 1875. Value Points: beautiful bisque and eyes,rare body style with exquisite hands,wonderful antique costume of white pique,undergarments,rose kidskin shoes signed "Modes de Paris",woven and silk bonnet,earrings.