Superb French Bisque Wooden-Bodied Poupee from Au Paradis des Enfants

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18" (46 cm.) Pale bisque swivel head with flat-cut neck socket on bisque shoulder plate with swivel-locking construction allowing the head to pivot only in a realistic 90 degrees,brilliant cobalt blue enamel inset eyes in narrow eye sockets,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered arched brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,un-pierced ears,blonde wig over original kid cap and cork pate,stretched-kid-over-wood fashion body with shapely torso,dowel-jointed shoulders,elbows,hips and knees,bisque forearms with sculpted fingers,elongated thighs. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F 4 G (block letters on front rim of shoulder plate) Au Paradis des Enfants,Perreau Fils 156 Rue Rivoli,1 Rue du Louvre (stamp on torso). Comments: the poupee was commissioned from Gaultier by the prestigious Parisian toy store,Au Paradis des Enfants,circa 1867; the store presented only the most luxurious dolls and playthings to its society clientele. Value Points: beautiful early poup?e with rare body style,rare deposed swivel head mechanism,choicest bisque,perfect bisque hands,original shop label and wearing a superb antique day dress with demi-train and lace trim.