Very Rare and Splendid French Bisque Poupee by Leontine Rohmer

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25" (64 cm.) Pale-complexioned bisque head with plump,rounded face,flat-cut neck socket that accommodate the matching shoulder plate,blue inset enamel eyes,thick dark eyeliner,delicately painted lashes,lightly-feathered brows,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with pale outlined lips,un-pierced lightly-blushed ears,original ringlet-curled mohair wig over kidskin cap and cork pate,French horsehair-stuffed plump poupee body in the Rohmer manner,brass grommets for pull-strings in front torso,gusset- jointing at elbows and hips,kid-over-wooden jointing at knees,bisque arms from below the elbows,wearing fine white cotton bebe dress with embroidered cutwork,elaborate matching bonnet,undergarments,kidskin ankle boots. Condition: generally excellent,few body patches. Marks: Rohmer Paris (in oval,green stamp on torso). Comments: Leontine Rohmer,circa 1860. Value Points: extraordinary facial model,with two deposed Rohmer construction stystems,unusual larger size,only two other models are known to exist (see Theriault's The Great Man's Doll auction,#93).