French Bisque Poupee with Portrait Face and Wooden Articulated Body by Doleac

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17" (43 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, perfectly oval face, blue glass enamel eyes with spiral threading and darker iris rims, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, stretched kid-over-wooden body with dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, bisque forearms with separately-sculpted fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French, circa 1875, attributed to Louis Doleac. Value Points: rare and very distinctive facial model with very fine painting and subtle blushing, original wooden body and perfect bisque hands, wearing antique ensemble, leather boots, undergarments, lorgnette and purse.