#72

Bisque Poupee with Beautiful Expression,Bisque Hands and Feet
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$5,250
sold
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Pressed bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,rounded facial modeling,blue glass enamel inset eyes,dark eyeliner,dark painted lashes,arched feathered brows,mauve blushed eye shadow,accented nostrils,closed mouth with accented lips,ears pierced into head,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,Gesland style body with original loose cotton sateen cover,bisque hands with beautifully sculpted fingers,bisque lower legs with bare feet,defined toes,(very frail) antique gown included. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: circa 1870,an early version of the Pannier deposed body later presented by Gesland. Value Points: very beautiful face and bisque,original rare body with perfect bisque hands and feet.