#369

French Carton Poupee with Original High-Waisted Kid Body
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$3,200
sold
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Carton shoulder head of adult lady with oval-shaped face and painted facial features,blue eyes with simple extended-line eyeliner and one-stroke brows,closed mouth,tacked-on brunette wig,very slender kid body with high waist,one-piece torso and slender legs,kid upper arms,wooden hands,wearing early (possibly original) silk gown with tassel ties,undergarments,woven stockings,tied-on kid slippers. Condition: generally excellent,all original finish and body. Comments: French,circa 1820,an early poupee with all original head,body and wig,her highly stylized simple facial painting indicates her original presentation at fair or bazaar,making her continued existence all the more rare. Value Points: charming and rare early and well-preserved version of the traditional French poupee.