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Description
17" (43 cm.) Palebisqueshoulder head with plump
faceand cobalt blueglass enamel eyes,dark
eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented
nostrils,closed mouth with accent linebetween
thelips,unpierced ears,brunettehuman hair wig over
cork pate,French kid gusset-jointed body with
stitched and separated fingers. Condition:
generally excellent,body especially sturdy except
onefinger broken. Comments: French,circa 1860.
ValuePoints: thebeautiful early poupeewith
sought-after glass cobalt blueeyes is wearing a
lovely whitepiquejacket and cotton
skirt,undergarments,leather slippers,woven
bonnet,and is presented with her original trunk
with metal nameplateon thelid inscribed
"MlleMadelineGeorges",and with original paper
trunk label on theinterior,with a largetrousseau
of costumes including bluewool jacket,silk
Huret-stylejacket,black and whitecheckered suit
with pagoda sleeves,blouses,undergarments,(frail)
cashmerecapewith gold bead fringe,red kidskin
slippers with pom-poms,silk parasol,woven
reticule,fineleather ankleboots,several bonnets
including superb black lacecoiffewith
streamers,brown leather purse,opera glasses,early
book with images of child and her doll,and more.