#117

Poupee Attributed to Rohmer with Rare Body,with Antique Trunk and Trousseau
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$6,000
sold
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16" (41 cm.) Pale bisque swivel head with neck attachment that allows the head to tilt side to side and forward, kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, cobalt blue glass enamel inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, unpierced ears, brunette human hair hand-tied wig over cork pate, kid poupee body, kid over wooden upper arms, dowel-jointed bisque lower arms, wooden ball-jointing at knees with kid upper and lower legs, wearing green silk plaid gown, undergarments, jewelry, ankle boots. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: attributed to Rohmer, circa 1865. Value Points: included with the beautiful poupee with signature Rohmer body is a wooden trunk with two additional gowns (maroon silk is frail),various undergarments and accessories, and two silk parasols.