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15" (38 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, cobalt blue glass enamel inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, lightly-feathered brows accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accented lips, ears pierced into head, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French kid poupee body with gusset-jointing at hips, wooden knee joints with kid cover, kid over wooden upper arms, bisque forearms with sculpted cupped hands. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 2 (head) Au Paradis des Enfants...(body). Comments: French, circa 1865, the doll offered originally in the prestigious Parisian doll shop of Au Paradis des Enfants. Value Points: very fine quality of bisque, desirable pale complexion contrasting the rich cobalt eyes, rare body style with bisque arms, beautiful antique gown, undergarments, blue kidskin boots.