#168

French Bisque
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$2,000
sold
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19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head with slightly-amber complexion,blue glass sleep eyes,mohair lashes,painted lower lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils,open mouth,four teeth,brunette human hair wig in original upswept coiffure,French composition and wooden fully-jointed lady body with shapely torso. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 11 France 149 301 E. r. T. (head) Fabrication Jumeau Paris (original gold wrist tag with pencil notation "Femme 1900"). Comments: Jumeau successors,Unis France,circa 1930s. Value Points: from a rare series of dolls in historical fashion costumes,the doll wears her original high-fashion costume of the early 20th century comprising fitted gown,detachable fancy cape,matching bonnet,parasol,matching rose satin petticoat with lace edging,stockings,and shoes stamped Made in France.