#222

Pair,French Bisque
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$2,500
sold
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Each has bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,painted lower lashes,mohair lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils,open mouth,four porcelain teeth,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden walking body with jointed kiss- throwing mechanism in arm. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Dep 2 (head) Je Marche,J'Envoie des Baisers (original silk banners on chest,I Walk,I Throw Kisses). Comments: SFBJ,circa 1900. Value Points: wonderful pair of boy and girl with well-detailed original Scottish costumes including shoes,and having original silk banners.