#259

French Bisque
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$4,500
sold
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Description
21" (53 cm.) Bisque socket head,deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes in smaller eye cuts,thick dark eyeliner,painted curly lashes,rose blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,brunette mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body,antique ivory silk faille dress with lace trim,undergarments,straw bonnet,leather shoes signed Paris Depose. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: B 10 L. Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1890,the model was commissioned for the Parisian department store,Au Louvre. Value Points: beautiful doll with fine creamy bisque,rich decoration of eyes and lips,of the rare model.