French Bisque Poupee by Jumeau with All-Wooden Articulated Body

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17" (43 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, blue glass eyes with pronounced spiral threading, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, lightly-feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accented pale lips, pierced ears, auburn mohair wig over cork pate, all-wooden poupee body with shapely torso, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, and with additional swivel-jointing at mid-thighs, silk gown, undergarments, bonnet, leather boots. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Jumeau, circa 1875. Value Points: very fine delicate bisque, articulated wooden body.