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French Bisque Poupee Attributed to Jumeau in Antique Gown
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17" (43 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, cobalt blue glass enamel inset eyes, dark eyeliner, delicately painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, kid poupee body with shapely torso and legs, stitched and separated fingers, wearing lovely (frail) bronze silk gown of the period, undergarments, stockings, shoes. Condition: generally excellent, fingers worn. Comments: attributed to Jumeau, circa 1875. Value Points: very beautiful face heightened by dramatic rare eye color, original wig with coronet of tiny beads, couturiere gown albeit silk is frail.