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Description
18" (46 cm.) Pink-tinted porcelain shoulder head
with plump facial shape,cobalt blue glass
eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered
brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed
mouth with center accent line,brunette human hair
over cork pate,kid poupee body with stitched and
separated fingers. The poupee is attached to an
original wooden stand with hoop rings to which are
attached a plethora of folded paper
"fortunes",each hand-written in ink in French
language,offering pithy or witty comments about
life. Condition: generally excellent. Comments:
French,circa 1860. Value Points: well-preserved
fortune-telling poupee with lovely
porcelain,original brown velvet costume with
astrological pressed metal appliques that is
"hiding" the fortunes