#92

Very Beautiful French BisquePoupeewith BisqueHands
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$4,250
sold
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisqueswivel head on kid-edged bisqueshoulder plate,blueglass enamel inset eyes with spiral threading,dark eyeliner,delicately-painted lashes and feathered brows,roseblushed eyeshadow,accented nostrils and eyecorners,closed mouth with accented lips,pierced ears,blondemohair wig with thickly-plaited looped braids,cork pate,French kid body with gusset-jointing of hips and knees,kid-over-wooden upper arms,dowel-jointed shoulders and elbows,bisqueforearms with sculpted curly fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 3 (head and shoulders). Comments: French,circa 1870. ValuePoints: beautiful facewith gentleexpression,rarebody stylewith beautifully-sculpted bisquehands. superb antiquetwo-pieceensemblewith hip-length jacket,undergarments,stockings,high ankleboots,rarehair-jewelry brooch,silk bonnet.