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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged
bisque shoulder plate,bright blue glass inset
eyes,painted lashes,brush-stroked and
multi-feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye
corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,lambswool
wig over cork pate,fully-articulated wooden body
with shapely torso,dowel-jointing at
shoulders,elbows,hips and knees,bisque
forearms,ivory silk jester costume with tri-corn
cap and brass bells. Condition; generally
excellent,3 toes broken on right foot. marks: 1.
Comments: French,circa 1867. Value Points: rare
portrait model with distinctive aquiline-shaped
nose,elongated face,wooden articulated
body,wonderful costume.