#19

French Bisque Poup_e by Gaultier with Wedding Provenance
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$4,250
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24" (61 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with lovely delicate bisque,blue glass enamel inset eyes,dark painted eye liner,painted lashes,rose blushed eye shadow,widely arched feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with shaded lips,pierced ears,dark blonde mohair wig in original elaborate coiffure,kid gusset-jointed poup_e body with stitched and separated fingers and toes. Condition: generally excellent,few small patches on kid at joints. Marks: F.G. 8 (head and shoulder plate). Comments: Gaultier,circa 1875. Value Points: very beautiful larger poup_e with original coiffure owns her original couturier-made (very frail) satin wedding gown along with original undergarments including petticoat with extended train,and along with a later replica of the original gown.