#142

Petite French Bisque Poupee with Original Costume of Brittany
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$1,000
sold
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Pale bisque shoulder head with painted blue eyes,painted lashes and brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,black upper eyeliner,closed mouth with center accented lips,ears pierced into head,blonde mohair wig captured under original cap and coiffure,kid poupee body with gusset jointing at hips,mitten hands. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French,circa 1870,Value Points: the petite early poupee wears her original costume of Normandy with homespun striped skirt decorated with embroidered velvet bands,silk apron,muslin collar and coiffe with long streamers over fitted cap.