$3,800
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Description
11" (27 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,painted lashes,brush-
stroked brows,accented nostrils,open mouth,tiny porcelain teeth,pierced ears,brunette mohair
wig,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body,wearing pretty lace-over-rose-silk
dress,undergarments,socks,and brown leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 2
(head) 2 (torso) 1 (feet). Comments: the first model of Bleuette,the premium doll offered by
Gautier- Langereau,publishers of La Semaine de Suzette,appearing for one year only,advertised
in that magazine as "a beautiful little Jumeau doll of 27 cm". Value Points: the desirable first
model of the French doll arguably considered the French 20th century pivotal model.