#298

French Bisque Poupee with Dehors Neck Articulation
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15" (38 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,neck articulation allowing the head to tilt realistically side to side and forward as well as traditional swivel movement,cobalt blue glass enamel eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,lightly feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with slightly-smiling expression,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French kid poupee body with gusset-jointing at hips,knees,elbows,and stitched and separated fingers,undergarments. Condition: faint hairline on forehead. Comments: Alexandre Dehors who deposed the realistic neck articulation in 1867. Value Points: desirable doll with realistic posing possibilities of the head.