
18" (46 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, head jointing system allowing the head to tilt coquettishly from side to side and forward as well as typical swivel, small blue glass inset eyes, dark eye liner, painted lashes, lightly feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined pale lips, ears pierced into head, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French all-wooden body with well-detailed articulation, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles, and swivel articulation at waist and thighs. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: attributed to Dehors who patented the unique head system in 1866. Value Points: rare and beautiful doll with luxury head system and superb wooden body.