#194

French Bisque Poupee by Gaultier in Original Folklore Costume
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$2,000
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15" (38 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,blue glass enamel inset eyes,painted lashes and brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with accented lips,pierced ears,brunette human hair over cork pate,original French muslin poupee body with kid arms,separately stitched fingers. Condition: generally excellent,very tiny pinflake in right eye corner,finger tips worn on left hand. Comments: Gaultier,circa 1885. Value Points: lovely poupee with very sturdy original body,wears her beautifully preserved original folklore costume with silk striped apron and matching coiffe,velvet jacket and skirt edging,"emerald" earrings and cross,leather slippers.