#254

French Bisque Poupee by Gaultier,Size 2,with Rare Gesland Body
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$2,600
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,pale blue glass enamel eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered arched brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with accented lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig captured in an antique blue silk-woven snood,cork pate,shapely lady body of padded stockinette over metal armature designed to be articulated in infinite ways,bisque hands,bisque lower legs and feet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 2. Comments: Gaultier,circa 1870,with rare body deposed by Pannier and created by Gesland. Value Points: lovely bisque and painting,rare body with perfect and beautifully-sculpted hands and feet.