$10,000
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque shoulder head with plump face,cobalt blue glass enamel inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,closed mouth with outlined lips,unpierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French kid body with gusset-jointing at hips and knees,kid-over-wooden upper arms,bisque forearms,wearing pretty antique cotton dress with lace trim,bonnet,undergarments,leather boots. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: attributed to Barrois,circa 1860. Value Points: the petite poupee owns a wonderful trunk with unusual lithographed paper interior,along with five handmade ensembles of the time,various other garment elements,candy container as hat box,hand mirror,bone fan with hand-painted designs,family album with leather cover and tiny tin-types,blue woven purse,two hat stands,coral necklace with cross,and a tray of five little pups.