
17" (43 cm). Bisque shoulder head with rounded facial modeling, cobalt blue glass enamel inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils, slightly parted lips with row of bottom teeth, blonde fleecy lambswool wig over cork pate, kid poupee body with kid-over-wooden upper arms, ball-jointed elbows and knees, bisque forearms, with separately sculpted fingers. Condition: generally excellent, some fingers restored. Marks: E. 3 depose B (shoulder plate). Maison Simonne (torso). Comments: Barrois, circa 1865, commissioned by the prestige Paris boutique of Simonne on the Rue de Rivoli. Value Points: rare to find gentleman fashion doll with unusual slightly open mouth, rare body style, antique costume including grey woolen tailor-made jacket, Simonne label.