#202

French Bisque Doll 'Bluette' in Original Nurse's Costume
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$1,900
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11 1/2" (30 cm). Bisue socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, painted lower lashes, multi-stroke brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth,four teeth, blonde mohair wig, French composition and wooden fully jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Unis France 71 149 301 1 1/4. Comments: Bleuette, circa 1935. Value Points: original Red Cross nurse's costume comprising dress, apron, headdress; included is French children's book "Josette et Ses Poupees", published in 1939, that includes a storyline about the child's favorite doll Bleuette, along with pastel illustrations.