Important French Bisque Wooden-Bodied Poupee,Extensive Trousseau,Labeled Trunk

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18" (46 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with Dehors neck articulation allowing the head to tilt side-to- side and forward as well as swivel,cornflower-blue glass enamel inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,unpierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,stretched-kid over wooden poupee body with shapely torso,curvy derriere,dowel-jointing at shoulders,hips and knees,bisque arms to above the elbows,superbly sculpted hands,bisque lower legs with defined toes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French,circa 1867. Value Points: being presented from an original chateau estate in La Bourboule in the Auvergne region of central France,the poupee is intact with her extensive original couturier trousseau that remains crisp and vibrant as at the time of its making. The details of the fourteen extraordinary gowns are shown on the following three pages. There are also ten beautiful bonnets,various blouses,jackets and coat,and extensive undergarments including hoops,and long train petticoats,two pairs of shoes,wash bowl and pitcher,some little accessories,and her original trunk which bears the shipping label from to Nantes La Bourboule on its side. Finally she holds a miniature "Album de la Poupee" with 12 early sepia miniature tipped-in photographs of a poupee gazing into a toilette mirror,several toys including Polichinelle,and elegant poupees in fashionable costumes; a similar album with variation of photographs was issued by Au Paradis des Enfants Parisian doll shop in 1867. The album is extremely important as these are the earliest known commercial photographs of dolls. In all,an extraordinary find,the beauty of the doll fittingly complementing the splendid trousseau,and the state of preservation truly remarkable.