#50

Beautiful French BisquePoupee,Size9,in AntiqueWedding Costume
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$3,250
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23" (58 cm.) Bisqueswivel head on kid-edged bisqueshoulder plate,dark blueglass paperweight inset eyes,painted lashes,rose-blushed eyeshadow,brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with accented lips,separately modeled pierced ears,brunettehand-tied human hair wig over cork pate,kid poupeebody with gusset-jointing,stitched and separated fingers. Condition: generally excellent,onemissing finger. Marks: (head and shoulder plate) Jumeau Medailled'Or Paris (body). Comments: Jumeau,circa 1878. ValuePoints: lovely wide-eyed poupeewith original signed shoulder plateand body,wearing exquisiteivory satin wedding gown trimmed with Alencon lace,paillettes,and dainty ribbons,with coronet of lace,silk and dainty blossoms to match her corsage,undergarments,shoes.