Early French Porcelain Poupee with Rare Body Style and Porcelain Arms

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16" (41 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with very plump facial shape, painted blue downcast eyes with shaded iris coloring, black upper eyeliner, painted all-around lashes, arched brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French kid poupee body with shapely torso, kid-over-wooden upper arms, porcelain arms to above the elbows, curled fingers, unusual side-hip jointing of thighs, kid-over-wooden lower thighs and upper calves allowing articulation. Condition: generally excellent, four fingertips missing on left hand. Comments: French, circa 1858. Value Points: very beautiful face on the early poupee, rare body style, fine antique brown velvet costume, undergarments, shoes, pressed felt and brown velvet bonnet.