#187

Petite French Bisque Polichinelle in Original Costume
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$1,900
sold
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark upper eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with center accent line,original wooden and excelsior body with sewn-on costume,defined front and back humps,wooden lower legs,bisque hands,white mohair wig. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Gaultier,circa 1880. Value Points: fine quality bisque,wearing perfectly-preserved original silk Polichinelle costume and cap,rare size.