$5,000
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder
plate,Dehors neck articulation allowing the head to tilt
forward,back,and sideways as well as swivel,blue glass enamel eyes
with darker blue outer rims,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered
brows,rose blushed eye shadow,accented nostrils,closed mouth with
outlined lips,ears pierced into head,stretched kid-over-wooden
body having distinctive "baggy" kid thighs over dowel jointing at
hips and knees,bisque forearms and hands. Condition: generally
excellent. Comments: the model was sold at the Paris doll boutique
of Terrene,among others,presumably based upon the depose model of
Marie Cruchet,circa 1870. Value Points: rare model whose body is
wonderfully-preserved,includes antique velvet and silk robe and
hat.