#206

French Bisque Wooden-Bodied Poupee with Bisque Hands
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$3,700
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17" (43 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, blue glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral-threading, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, arched brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accented ears, pierced ears, brunette human hair over cork pate, French wooden poupee body with shapely torso, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, bisque forearms from below the elbows, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent, one piece reglue of left hand fingers. Marks: 4. Comments: French, circa 1870. Value Points: rare wooden body and bisque hands, lovely complexion.