Rare French Bisque Wooden-Bodied Poupee with L.D. Signature

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18" (46 cm.) Pale bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,blue glass enamel inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French wooden fully- articulated body with dowel-jointing at shoulders,elbows,hips and knees,bisque forearms and hands. Condition: generally excellent,flake at left pierced ear hole. Marks: L. Depose 4 D. Comments: Louis Doleac,circa 1867. Value Points: rare signature model with distinctive facial model,lovely bisque,fully articulated wooden body,beautiful bisque hands