#431

Very Beautiful French Bisque Portrait Poupee
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$3,600
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$3,200 / $3,800
Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, oval-shaped face, blue glass inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brushstroked brows, strong nose, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with accent center line and outlined lower lip, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, kid poupee gusset-jointed body, bisque lower arms, silk costume. Condition: bisque head is perfect, bisque shoulderplate has chips at front and back neck hole, body is not original and mis-sized. Comments: French, circa 1870. Value Points: splendid beauty of rare facial model, finest quality of bisque and painting.