#219

Petite French Bisque Poupee by Gaultier,Size 0,in Original Costume
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$1,700
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,pale blue glass enamel inset eyes,painted lashes and brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with accented lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French kid poupee body with shapely torso. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 0. Comments: attributed to Gaultier,circa 1880. Value Points: hard-tofind size 0 poupee wearing original white pique gown with handmade red rick- rack trim. Provenance: from the original collection of Estrid Fairholt of Denmark and was featured in The Book of Dolls and Dollhouses,and later acquired by the Legoland Museum.