#111

Charming Petite All-Original French Bisque Poupee
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$3,900
sold
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate,cobalt blue glass inset eyes,dark eyeliner,delicately-painted lashes and brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with pale accented lips,ears pierced into head,brunette mohair wig with ringlet curls over cork pate,very firm original body with tacked muslin-over-firm torso,shapely unjointed kid limbs,stitched and separated fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: attributed to Barrois,circa 1860. Value Points: most charming petite poupee has beautiful original wig,lovely face with brilliant eyes,and is wearing her original red plaid cashmere wool suit with black velvet trim,undergarments,purse,leather slippers,fancy bonnet and earrings.