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Description
14" (36 cm.) Solid domed bisque shoulder head with
sculpted short brown hair with detailed comb marks
and forehead curls,painted blue down-glancing eyes
with thick upper eyeliner and painted lashes and
brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with accent
line between the lips,kid poupee body with slender
shaping,stitched and separated fingers,wearing
antique gentleman's costume (some moth holes)
with wonderful embroidered silk vest. Condition:
generally excellent. Marks: 3. Comments:
attributed to Barrois,circa 1870,a nearly
identical model is shown in The Encyclopedia of
French Dolls by Theimer,page 50. Value Points:
rare to find poupee with especially fine detail of
hair sculpting.