Early French Bisque Poupee with Rarer Bisque Hands

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15" (38 cm.) Pale bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,cobalt blue glass enamel eyes,painted lashes,feathered brows,dark blue enamel eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,ears pierced into head,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French kid poupee body with gusset-jointing,kid-over-wooden upper arms,bisque arms to above the elbows,bisque hands,lovely silk costume in the antique style,undergarments,leather ankle boots and bonnet. Condition: generally excellent,tiny firing line at back crown rim extending into 1" faint hairline. Marks: 2. Comments: in the Barrois manner,circa 1865. Value Points: lovely early model poupee with rare body style.