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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate with extra Dehors deposed articulation which allows head to nod forward and side-to-side in a realistic manner, cobalt blue glass enamel eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, unpierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French wooden body with articulation at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. Condition: faint old hairline (original firing line?) at low left neck socket, body has scuffed original finish, finger tips worn away. Comments: French, circa 1867, the luxury head articulation was deposed in 1866. Value Points: lovely pale complexion contrasts the brilliant cobalt eyes, rare Dehors articulation, wooden body, and fine antique transfer-printed early gown.