Very Fine French Bisque Poupee "Lily" by Madame Lavalle-Peronne for A La Poupee de Nuremberg

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17" (43 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, cobalt blue glass eyes, dark eyeliner, delicately painted lashes and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, accented lips, ears pierced into head, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, shapely kid poupee torso with gusset-jointing at hips, kid-over-wood jointing at knees, kid-over-wood upper arms, bisque lower arms jointed at elbows, cupped hands with defined nails and knuckles. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 4 (head) A La Poupee de Nuremberg...Lavallee-Peronne Paris...(fragment of original paper label on torso). Comments: the poupee was presented in the doll boutique "A La Poupee de Nuremberg" owned by Madame Lavalle-Peronne, described in La Poupee Modele as a "dollmaker of exquisite taste"; she presented her poupee as "Lily", defining the doll as her signature work. Value Points: beautiful portrait like model with rare to find boutique label, very fine antique gown, undergarments and shoes.