#107

Early French Bisque Poupee with Dehors Articulation and Cobalt Blue Eyes
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$2,500
sold
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,luxury neck articulation allowing the head to tilt side-to-side and forward as well as swivel,brilliant cobalt blue glass enamel inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,ears pierced into head,brunette human hair wig over cork pate,French kid gusset-jointed body with shapely torso,stitched and separated fingers. Condition: generally excellent,tiny flake at neck edge of back shoulder plate. Comments: French,circa 1867,with Dehors deposed neck articulation system. Value Points: compelling presence of the poupee achieved by brilliant eyes,realistic head posturing and superb antique silk gown with black Alencon lace,velvet and lace bonnet,earrings,undergarments,stockings and heeled ankle boots.