Petite French Bisque Poupee Attributed to Alexandre Dehors

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12" (30 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,with deposed head articulation allowing the doll to nod and tilt head side to side as well as swivel,cobalt blue glass eyes,narrow eye sockets,black eyeliner,feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with accented lips,ears pierced directly into head,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,kid poupee body with shapely torso,gusset-jointing at hips and knees,kid-over-wooden upper arms,bisque forearms. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 0. Comments: attributed to Alexandre Dehors,circa 1867,who deposed the charming head articulation with this description,"These new movements make available to the dolls either a modest sense of superiority,as if to say,'Go ahead,Huret doll,see if you can do the same' or a more aggressive sense of superiority,along the lines of a firmly declared 'Don't you dare,I'm patented'." Value Points: charming petite size with beautiful bisque hands and face,rare neck articulation,original antique costume that pleasingly complements her cobalt blue eyes.