Outstanding French Bisque Poupee with Rare Neck Swivel and Kid-over-Wooden Body

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17" (43 cm.) Bisque swivel head with flat-cut neck socket that attaches to original shoulder plate and is designed to allow the head to swivel realistically side to side rather than 360 degrees. cobalt blue glass enamel eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with accented lips,unpierced ears,brunette human hair over cork pate,kid-over-wooden poupee body with bisque lower arms and hands,shapely torso,dowel-jointing at shoulders,elbows,hips and knees. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French,circa 1860. Value Points: sublimely beautiful poupee whose rarity features include deposed neck swivel and wooden body with bisque hands,wearing outstanding antique gown with extended train,matching jacket,bonnet,undergarments,leather boots with silk rosettes,white fur muff and wrap,and jewelry.