Early French Bisque Poupee with Cobalt Blue Eyes and Rare Body Style

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15" (38 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, cobalt blue glass eyes, dark eyeliner, delicately painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, unpierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, early kid poupee body with square-cut collarette, shapely torso, kid-over-wooden arms with jointing at shoulders and elbows, bisque lower arms, gusset-jointed hips, kid-over-wood jointing at knees. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 2. Comments: French, circa 1860. Value Points: beautiful delicate complexion is dramatized by brilliant cobalt blue eyes, rare body with perfect bisque hands, lovely antique gown, bonnet, undergarments, leather ankle boots signed C.C.