#240

French Porcelain Painted Eye Poupee by Leontine Rohmer with Original Signed Body
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Porcelain swivel head with flat cut neck on matching porcelain shoulderplate attached with metal ring under wig at crown, slightly-tinted complexion, painted blue down-glancing eyes, dark eyeliner with painted all-around lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, unpierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, softly-stuffed kid body, gusset-jointed hips, kid-over-wooden jointing at knees, porcelain arms to above the elbows, original white costume and undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: (Rohmer stamp on torso). Comments: Leontine Rohmer, circa 1860. Value Points: beautiful early poupee with rare neck swivel, original body, Private collection Lorna Lieberman.