#350

Beautiful French Bisque Poupee with Bisque Arms
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$2,500
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$2,200 / $2,600
Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, cobalt blue glass enamel inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with pale accented lips, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, kid poupee body with shapely torso, gusset-jointing at hips and knees, bisque arms from above the elbows and well-defined sculpted fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French, circa 1867. Value Points: beautiful poupee with deluxe articulation of head, finest bisque and painting, near mint body and bisque arms, and with beautiful costume from the couturier workshops of Louise Hedrick. Private Collection of Louise Hedrick.