#20

French Bisque Poupee by Jumeau, Size 10
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$4,200
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Description

26" (66 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder-plate, large brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brush-stroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, accented lips, separately modeled pierced ears, kid gusset-jointed fashion body with stitched and separated fingers, brunette human hair over cork pate. Condition: generally excellent, sturdy body with few small kid patches. Marks: 10. Comments: Jumeau, circa 1875. Value Points: grand large size poupee whose dramatic brown eyes delicately contrast the pale bisque, wearing fine antique paisley robe, undergarments, coiffe, leather boots.