French Bisque Poupee with Wooden Articulated Body and Rare Neck Articulation

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18" (46 cm.) Bisque swivel head with flat-cut neck, side-to-side articulation only on original shoulderplate, brown glass inset eyes, thick black eyeliner, painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, unpierced ears, blonde human hair over cork pate. All-wooden body with dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees and ankles, and with deluxe swivel waist and thighs, included is partial lace costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French, circa 1867. Value Points: very beautiful bisque with unusual color eyes, rare neck shape and articulation, and shapely wooden body with deluxe articulation.