French Bisque Poupee with Wooden Articulated Body and Bisque Hands

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18" (46 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque torso, dark cobalt blue inset eyes, dark eyeliner, delicately painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with center accent line, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, kid-over-wooden shapely poupee body with dowel-articulation at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, bisque lower arms with finely-sculpted fingers, lovely brown silk costume, bonnet, undergarments, heeled kidskin boots. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French, circa 1867. Value Points: very beautiful poupee with choice bisque, rare wooden body and bisque hands.