$8,500
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Description
28" (71 cm.) Pressed bisque swivel head on
kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,blue glass enamel
inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted
lashes,mauve-blushed eye shadow,widely-arched
feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded
nostrils,closed mouth with outlined
lips,separately-modeled pierced ears,blonde mohair
wig over cork pate,French kid poupee body with
gusset-jointing,stitched and separated
fingers,wearing delicate antique
gown,undergarments,leather shoes,gold
earrings,elegant red woven straw bonnet.
Condition: generally excellent. Comments:
Pierre-Franois Jumeau,circa 1875,the deluxe
portrait-like quality and grand size indicate
possible creation of Exhibition display; the doll
is ex-collection Madame Petyt of Brussels. Value
Points: stunningly beautiful face enhanced by
finest quality of bisque and painting,very sturdy
original poupee body,antique costume.