#189

French All-Bisque Mignonette with Painted Blue Shoes
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$1,200
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5" (13 cm.) Solid domed bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque torso, cobalt blue glass eyes, painted facial features, closed mouth, blonde mohair wig, peg-jointed bisque arms and legs, painted white stockings and blue two-strap heeled shoes. Condition: generally excellent, left leg reglued above the knee. Comments: French, circa 1885, the pert-faced girl wears her original lace-edged muslin dress and pantalets, pressed felt bonnet with silk ribbons.