French Bisque Poupee by Gaultier with Wooden Articulated Body

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18" (46 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, blue glass spiral threaded eyes with darker blue iris rims, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, all-wooden fully-articulated poupee body with dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips and knees. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French, circa 1870, attributed to Gaultier. Value Points: beautiful eyes and complexion, rare wooden body, antique red woolen walking ensemble with velvet and silk fringe trim.